Severe Thunderstorm Watch 126

Issued

May 2, 2021, 5:41 PM CDT (22:41 UTC)

Expired

May 3, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

10%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

2%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

60%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

20%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 475 Severe thunderstorm watch 124May 2, 3:45 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 479 Severe potential...severe thunderstorm watch likelyMay 2, 5:26 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 481 Severe thunderstorm watch 126May 2, 7:04 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 482 Severe thunderstorm watch 126May 2, 8:36 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 483 Severe thunderstorm watch 126May 2, 10:26 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 022238
SEL6  
SPC WW 022238
KSZ000-NEZ000-030500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 126
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
540 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Parts of western into central Kansas
  Southern Nebraska

* Effective this Sunday afternoon from 540 PM until Midnight CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph likely
  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Clusters of severe storms are expected to develop this
evening along a cold front, and as outflow surges eastward from
Colorado.  The predominant storm mode will be multicell clusters
with the potential for a swath of damaging outflow winds across
Kansas, with isolated significant gusts possible through late
evening.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles southwest of
Goodland KS to 50 miles east northeast of Russell 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 124...WW 125...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27030.

...Thompson

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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.