SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 314

WW 314 SEVERE TSTM KS 240335Z – 241100Z


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 314
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1035 PM CDT Fri May 23 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Central and Southern Kansas

* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 1035 PM
  until 600 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 80 mph possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorm coverage is expected to increase tonight
across central and southern Kansas. Large to very large hail is
possible initially. Storms are expected to grow upscale over time,
and this transition towards a more linear mode will favor an
increased potential for damaging gusts.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles north
northwest of Garden City KS to 60 miles east of Wichita KS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27035.

...Mosier

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