Severe Thunderstorm Watch 176

Issued

May 15, 2021, 6:53 PM CDT (23:53 UTC)

Expired

May 16, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

20%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

5%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 627 Severe potential...watch possibleMay 15, 6:44 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 633 Severe thunderstorm watch 176May 15, 10:40 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 152351
SEL6  
SPC WW 152351
KSZ000-160600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 176
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
655 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Western and central Kansas

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 655 PM
  until 100 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Several cells should develop in a largely
west/east-oriented band this evening before consolidating into
multiple slow-moving clusters. Large hail will be the primary threat
with initial development.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 65 miles west northwest
of Garden City KS to 20 miles east southeast of Hutchinson 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 172...WW 173...WW
174...WW 175...

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
26025.

...Grams

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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.