000 WWUS83 KGLD 152348 SPSGLD SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 547 PM MDT TUE JUN 15 2004 KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-160500- CHEYENNE KS-DECATUR-DUNDY-GOVE-GRAHAM-GREELEY-HITCHCOCK-LOGAN-NORTON- RAWLINS-RED WILLOW-SHERIDAN-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-WICHITA- 547 PM MDT (647 PM CDT) TUE JUN 15 2004 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA UNTIL 11 PM MDT (MIDNIGHT CDT). THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE IN THE WATCH...IN KANSAS...CHEYENNE...RAWLINS...DECATUR...NORTON...SHERMAN...THOMAS... SHERIDAN...GRAHAM...WALLACE...LOGAN...GOVE...GREELEY AND WICHITA. IN NEBRASKA...DUNDY...HITCHCOCK AND RED WILLOW. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED... TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. $$ RJC