353  
WWUS20 KWNS 042151  
SEL1  
SPC WW 042151  
NEZ000-050400-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 461  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
455 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 455 PM UNTIL  
1100 PM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...SUPERCELLS SHOULD CONTINUE TO POSE SOME THREAT FOR LARGE  
TO VERY LARGE HAIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THEY TRACK  
SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD. OCCASIONAL SEVERE/DAMAGING DOWNDRAFT WINDS MAY  
ALSO OCCUR.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH  
NORTHWEST OF IMPERIAL NE TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF ONEILL NE.  
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH  
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).  
 
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 454...WW 455...WW  
456...WW 457...WW 458...WW 459...WW 460...  
 
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO  
2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A  
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
30020.  
 
...GLEASON  
 
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