Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation Msg
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 560
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
945 PM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Far Southwest Iowa
  East-Central and Far Southeast Nebraska

* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 945 PM
  until 400 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Ongoing convective line is expected to continue
southeastward, perhaps even turning a bit more south-southeastward,
into east-central/southeast Nebraska and far southwest Iowa this
evening. Strong to severe gusts will remain possible with this line
as it moves through the region.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles northeast of
Columbus NE to 15 miles southwest of Shenandoah IA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 556...WW 557...WW
558...WW 559...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
32035.

...Mosier