THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 611 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS OSBORNE PHILLIPS ROOKS SMITH IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA GREELEY HOWARD MERRICK NANCE SHERMAN VALLEY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ADAMS BUFFALO CLAY DAWSON FRANKLIN FURNAS GOSPER HALL HAMILTON HARLAN KEARNEY NUCKOLLS PHELPS WEBSTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ARAPAHOE, AURORA, BEAVER CITY, BELLAIRE, BLADEN, BLUE HILL, BOSTWICK, CAMBRIDGE, CAMPBELL, CENTRAL CITY, CLAY CENTER, CODELL, COZAD, DOWNS, EDGAR, ELWOOD, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, FULLERTON, GENOA, GOTHENBURG, GRAND ISLAND, GREELEY, HARVARD, HASTINGS, HILDRETH, HOLDREGE, HOLLINGER, INAVALE, JOHNSON LAKE, KEARNEY, KENSINGTON, LEXINGTON, LITCHFIELD, LOUP CITY, MINDEN, NELSON, ORD, ORLEANS, OSBORNE, OXFORD, PHILLIPSBURG, PLAINVILLE, RED CLOUD, ROSEMONT, SCOTIA, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, SMITH CENTER, SPALDING, ST. PAUL, STOCKTON, SUPERIOR, SUTTON, WILLOW ISLAND, AND WOLBACH.