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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
445 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

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445 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS SHOULD
BE ISOLATED WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR SOME TO BECOME SEVERE. THE
MAIN THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE WIND.
HOWEVER...WITH MARGINAL INSTABILITY FORECAST LATER THIS
AFTERNOON...A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL NEAR THE SIZE OF A
QUARTER. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD AS WELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE WILL BE PERIODIC CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE OUTLOOK AREA SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME OF THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE CRITERIA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THE STORMS THAT DO
BECOME SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

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