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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 583
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WW0583 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Very Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL3

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 583
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   550 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Central and Northeast Kansas

   * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning from
     550 PM until 100 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
       mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A cluster of organizing severe thunderstorms across
   northern Kansas will gradually move into the Watch area this
   evening.  Upscale growth into one or two linear clusters is
   forecast.  Severe gusts (60-80 mph) and large to very large hail (1
   to 2 inches in diameter) will be the primary hazards with the
   stronger storms.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
   statute miles north and south of a line from 85 miles west southwest
   of Russell KS to 25 miles north northeast of Topeka KS. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
   favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
   Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
   weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
   warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
   tornadoes.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 579...WW 580...WW
   581...WW 582...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
   28015.

   ...Smith
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