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WWUS20 KWNS 172153
SEL5
SPC WW 172153
COZ000-KSZ000-NEZ000-180200-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 215
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
455 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN COLORADO
NORTHWEST KANSAS
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA
* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 455 PM UNTIL
900 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...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. THIS ACTIVITY
WILL LIKELY PROGRESS EASTWARD WITH THE STRONGER STORMS CAPABLE OF
SEVERE GUSTS (60-70 MPH) AND LARGE HAIL (1 TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER).
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST
OF BURLINGTON CO TO 50 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF GOODLAND KS. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 213...WW 214...
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 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
27035.
...SMITH
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