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Mesoscale Discussion 423
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0423
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0137 AM CDT WED APR 20 2016

   AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF NORTH TX

   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 98...

   VALID 200637Z - 200730Z

   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 98
   CONTINUES.

   SUMMARY...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL MAY PERSIST A COUPLE MORE
   HOURS. HOWEVER THE SEVERE THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH INTO THE
   EARLY MORNING HOURS. A NEW WATCH IS NOT EXPECTED DOWNSTREAM OF
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 98.

   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE GENERALLY WEAKENED ACROSS NORTH
   TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING AS THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY HAS SURGED AHEAD OF
   THE QLCS. THE EXCEPTION BEING ACROSS PARKER COUNTY WHERE A STRONGER
   STORM PERSISTS NEAR THE COMMA HEAD OF THE EASTWARD ADVANCING SECTION
   OF THE LINE. HOWEVER...OBSERVATION FROM KMWL AS THE BOWING SEGMENT
   TRACKED OVERHEAD INDICATED STRONGEST GUSTS NEAR 35 KT. SOME
   MARGINALLY SEVERE WINDS MAY STILL BE OCCURRING WITH THE BOWING
   SEGMENT...BUT GIVEN THE STABILIZING BOUNDARY LAYER...SEVERE THREAT
   WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. MRMS MESH ALSO INDICATE SOME SMALL HAIL
   MAY BE POSSIBLE...BUT THESE CORES ARE ALSO DIMINISHING. SEVERE
   THUNDERSTORM WATCH 98 WILL LIKELY BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 08Z AND A
   DOWNSTREAM WATCH IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

   ..LEITMAN.. 04/20/2016


   ATTN...WFO...FWD...SJT...

   LAT...LON   32580014 33459734 33709638 33349617 32699656 32399702
               32059745 31689859 31459941 31529984 32070022 32580014 

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