As hail is forecast to fall in the southern High Plains today, I thought this would be handy. 

There was hail up to 2" in diameter in north central Kansas. Elsewhere, the hail was smaller and scattered and should not have done a great deal of damage. 

I'm passing this severe thunderstorm watch along because of the forecast of 75 mph gusts and hail to tennis ball size. However, I do not see much of a tornado threat. Nevertheless, I could be wrong so keep an eye out if a strong thunderstorm moves into your area. 

I've been watching coverage of The Master's since about 10am Central time and have not seen a single cloud. I have no idea where this "forecast" came from (Augusta National, ESPN, the broadcast producer's weather app?) but it is awful. It would be nice if as much attention was paid to the weather forecast as to expensive technology that tells us how many times per minute a golfball in the air rotates. 

The above forecast is from the NWS Storm Prediction Center and the yellow area has an enhanced risk of hail 1" or larger with the hatching where 2" or larger hail is forecast. However, two additional techniques show a higher risk of large hail in north central Kansas, so I thought I would provide this additional information view the red outline. 

As tornadoes are possible during the next few days, I just wanted to give you a reminder.