Severe Thunderstorm Watch 334

Issued

Jul 4, 2021, 4:01 PM CDT (21:01 UTC)

Expired

Jul 4, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

10%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

5%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

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

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1148 Severe potential...watch possibleJul 4, 3:16 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1151 Severe thunderstorm watch 334Jul 4, 6:56 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 042100
SEL4  
SPC WW 042100
COZ000-KSZ000-050400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 334
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
400 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Eastern Colorado
  Western Kansas

* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 400 PM until
  1100 PM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...Storms are expected to continue to develop and intensify
across west-central Kansas through late afternoon/early evening,
with subsequent development possible farther west across
west/southwest Kansas and possibly nearby eastern Colorado this
evening. Modest-strength winds and an unstable air mass will support
the potential for large hail and damaging winds.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles east northeast
of Goodland KS to 5 miles south southwest of Liberal KS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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 333...

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 550. Mean storm motion vector
35015.

...Guyer

Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kansas, 2021Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2021

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.