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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 291

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

730 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  Northwest Kansas

  Western and Southwest Nebraska



* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 730 PM

  until 100 AM MDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

    mph possible

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A mix of supercells and clusters should continue to pose a

threat for occasional large hail and scattered severe/damaging winds

up to 60-75 mph as they spread generally eastward this evening into

the early overnight hours. A tornado or two may also occur with

line-embedded circulations.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles east southeast

of Goodland KS to 65 miles west northwest of North Platte 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 287...WW 288...WW

289...WW 290...



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 500. Mean storm motion vector

27030.



...Gleason