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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 249
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
800 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  East-Central and Northeast Nebraska
  Southeast South Dakota

* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 800 PM
  until 300 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 75 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms over central Nebraska will becoming
increasingly organized and track northeastward through the evening
and overnight period. Damaging wind gusts and large hail will be
through across the watch area.  A tornado or two is also possible.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles east and west of a line from 5 miles west northwest of
Mitchell SD to 25 miles west southwest of Grand Island NE. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 247...WW 248...

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
25035.

...Hart