900
WWUS20 KWNS 302337
SEL5
SPC WW 302337
NEZ000-310600-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 535
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
635 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 635 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH LIKELY
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...A LINEAR CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY
PROGRESS INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING AND SPREAD INTO EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF NEBRASKA
THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. SCATTERED SEVERE GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORM CORES AND ASSOCIATED
OUTFLOW. A BRIEF TORNADO IS POSSIBLE IF A SUPERCELL CAN PERSIST
SOUTH OF THE MAIN EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD SURGE WITH THE CONVECTIVE LINE
OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST
OF HASTINGS NE TO 40 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF SIOUX CITY 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 533...WW 534...
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW
CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
30035.
...SMITH
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