959  
WWUS20 KWNS 032032  
SEL9  
SPC WW 032032  
IAZ000-NEZ000-040400-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 449  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
335 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
SOUTHWEST IOWA  
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL  
1100 PM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST  
NEBRASKA IN A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS. THE STRONGEST CELLS WILL  
POSE A RISK OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST OF  
LINCOLN NE TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHENANDOAH IA. FOR A COMPLETE  
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE  
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).  
 
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 445...WW 446...WW  
447...WW 448...  
 
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 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
27025.  
 
...HART  
 
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