965  
WWUS20 KWNS 022221  
SEL2  
SPC WW 022221  
COZ000-KSZ000-NEZ000-030500-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 442  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
525 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
NORTHEAST COLORADO  
WESTERN KANSAS  
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 525 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  
 
SUMMARY...SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN MULTIPLE  
CORRIDORS ACROSS THE REGION, WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AS  
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS, WHICH INCLUDES THE POTENTIAL FOR MULTIPLE  
LINEAR CLUSTERS TO DEVELOP AND ORGANIZE THIS EVENING.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70  
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTH OF GARDEN  
CITY KS TO 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MCCOOK NE. FOR A COMPLETE  
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE  
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).  
 
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 437...WW 438...WW  
439...WW 440...WW 441...  
 
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 600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
24025.  
 
...GUYER  
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