Severe Thunderstorm Watch 232

Issued

May 30, 2016, 2:19 PM MDT (20:19 UTC)

Expired

May 30, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

20%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

2%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

80%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 790May 30, 1:16 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 792May 30, 1:56 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 796May 30, 6:05 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 797May 30, 7:59 PM MDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 232
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
320 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  EASTERN COLORADO
  NORTHWEST KANSAS
  WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 320 PM UNTIL
  1000 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL
    EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS NOW FORMING ALONG LEE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT
IN WESTERN PART OF WATCH AREA EXPECTED TO MOVE/DEVELOP GENERALLY
EASTWARD...WITH AN ATTENDANT RISK FOR SEVERE HAIL AND WIND AS THEY
ORGANIZE INTO BANDS/CLUSTERS. A LIMITED THREAT FOR LANDSPOUT-TYPE
TORNADOS ALSO WILL EXIST IN WESTERN PART OF WATCH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST
NORTHEAST OF VALENTINE NEBRASKA TO 65 MILES SOUTH OF BURLINGTON
COLORADO.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 231...

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 24025.


...CORFIDI

Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Nebraska, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kansas, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Colorado, 2016Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2016

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.