422  
WWUS20 KWNS 052245  
SEL5  
SPC WW 052245  
IAZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-NEZ000-060500-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 275  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
545 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
SOUTHWEST IOWA  
NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS  
NORTHWEST MISSOURI  
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEBRASKA  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 545 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75  
MPH POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING  
ALONG/NEAR THE KANSAS/NEBRASKA BORDER. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS  
SHOULD POSE A THREAT FOR LARGE TO VERY LARGE HAIL (UP TO 2 INCHES IN  
DIAMETER) AND SEVERE/DAMAGING WINDS (UP TO 65-75 MPH). A TORNADO OR  
TWO IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG/NEAR A STATIONARY FRONT.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF  
HASTINGS NE TO 30 MILES EAST OF SHENANDOAH IA. 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 274...  
 
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO  
2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A  
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
27020.  
 
...GLEASON  
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