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WW 452 SEVERE TSTM KS 040000Z - 040600Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 452 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 700 PM CDT Fri Jul 3 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of North-Central and Northeast Kansas * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 700 PM until 100 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Supercells have developed along a boundary this evening, and they should continue to pose a threat for large hail up to 1-2 inches in diameter. Scattered severe/damaging winds up to 65-75 mph may occur as thunderstorms develop into one or more bowing clusters while tracking eastward over the next several hours. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles west northwest of Russell KS to 55 miles northeast of Manhattan KS. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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 446...WW 447...WW 448...WW 449...WW 450...WW 451... 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 550. Mean storm motion vector 27035. ...Gleason Read more

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