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WWUS20 KWNS 092243
SEL6
SPC WW 092243
NEZ000-100500-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 296
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
545 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 545 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
MPH POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3.5
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE INTO
THE WATCH AREA FROM THE WEST AND SOUTH DURING THE EARLY EVENING.
ADDITIONAL STORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE AS A LOW-LEVEL JET
INTENSIFIES THIS EVENING. SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF ALL HAZARDS ARE
POSSIBLE. A MOISTURE-RICH AIRMASS WITH INCREASING LOW-LEVEL WIND
SHEAR MAY RESULT IN AN INTENSE SUPERCELL LATER THIS EVENING ACROSS
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. A STRONG TORNADO IS POSSIBLE. LARGE TO GIANT
HAIL (1 TO 3.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER) IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER
STORMS, AS WELL AS SEVERE GUSTS WITH THE MORE INTENSE STORMS AND
OUTFLOW.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 105 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF VALENTINE NE TO
40 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF KEARNEY NE. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF
THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU6).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 293...WW 294...WW 295...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 23025.
...SMITH
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