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Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Effect for IA,NE,SD
WW 175 SEVERE TSTM IA NE SD 190225Z - 190900Z
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 175
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
925 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  WESTERN IOWA
  EASTERN NEBRASKA
  SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 925 PM
  UNTIL 400 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  A FEW LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF
YANKTON SOUTH DAKOTA TO 10 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF FALLS CITY
NEBRASKA.  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 170...WW 171...WW
172...WW 173...WW 174...

DISCUSSION...E CNTRL/SE NEB SQLN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MAINLY
NEWD...WITH A CONTINUING THREAT FOR DMGG WIND...MARGINALLY SVR
HAIL... AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO AS MID TROPOSPHERIC SPEED MAX MOVES
NEWD WITH IT. MOIST...LOW-LVL SSELY FLOW AHEAD OF SQLN WILL MAINTAIN
POTENTIAL FOR LOW-LVL MESO CIRCULATIONS AND PERHAPS A BRIEF
TORNADO...BUT GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING CIN SHOULD LIMIT OVERALL
UPDRAFT STRENGTH/LONGEVITY...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 22030.


...CORFIDI

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Watch Initial Counties (WOU) Quick View in Effect for IA,NE,SD
WW 175 SEVERE TSTM IA NE SD 190225Z - 190900Z
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 175
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
925 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 175 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

IAC071-085-119-129-133-137-145-149-155-165-167-193-190900-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0175.130519T0225Z-130519T0900Z/

IA 
.    IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

FREMONT              HARRISON            LYON                
MILLS                MONONA              MONTGOMERY          
PAGE                 PLYMOUTH            POTTAWATTAMIE       
SHELBY               SIOUX               WOODBURY            
$$


NEC003-021-025-027-037-039-043-051-053-055-097-107-109-119-127-
131-133-139-147-153-155-167-173-177-179-190900-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0175.130519T0225Z-130519T0900Z/

NE 
.    NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANTELOPE             BURT                CASS                
CEDAR                COLFAX              CUMING              
DAKOTA               DIXON               DODGE               
DOUGLAS              JOHNSON             KNOX                
LANCASTER            MADISON             NEMAHA              
OTOE                 PAWNEE              PIERCE              
RICHARDSON           SARPY               SAUNDERS            
STANTON              THURSTON            WASHINGTON          
WAYNE                
$$


SDC009-023-027-043-053-067-083-125-127-135-190900-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0175.130519T0225Z-130519T0900Z/

SD 
.    SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BON HOMME            CHARLES MIX         CLAY                
DOUGLAS              GREGORY             HUTCHINSON          
LINCOLN              TURNER              UNION               
YANKTON              
$$


ATTN...WFO...OAX...FSD...




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