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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 676
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
705 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southwest Kansas
* Effective this Tuesday evening from 705 PM until 1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph possible
SUMMARY...A line of high-based thunderstorms will spread into
southwest Kansas through the evening, posing a risk of locally
damaging wind gusts.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35
statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles north northwest
of Garden City KS to 20 miles west southwest of Liberal KS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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 674...WW 675...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24035.
...Hart
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 676
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
705 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southwest Kansas
* Effective this Tuesday evening from 705 PM until 1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph possible
SUMMARY...A line of high-based thunderstorms will spread into
southwest Kansas through the evening, posing a risk of locally
damaging wind gusts.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35
statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles north northwest
of Garden City KS to 20 miles west southwest of Liberal KS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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 674...WW 675...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 676 SEVERE TSTM KS 180005Z - 180400Z
AXIS..35 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
55NNW GCK/GARDEN CITY KS/ - 20WSW LBL/LIBERAL KS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 30NM E/W /48NNW GCK - 17WSW LBL/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 38660046 36930067 36930194 38660176
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 676 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 676
VALID 180150Z - 180240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NNE GUY
TO 55 SSE GLD.
..SPC..09/18/24
ATTN...WFO...DDC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 676
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC055-067-081-093-171-175-189-180240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FINNEY GRANT HASKELL
KEARNY SCOTT SEWARD
STEVENS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (30%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (10%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
Mod (60%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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