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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 249
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WW0249 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 249
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1130 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          WESTERN ARKANSAS
          SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
          NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 1130 PM
   UNTIL 700 AM CDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH OF
   POTEAU OKLAHOMA TO 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA FALLS
   TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
   WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 247...WW 248...
   
   DISCUSSION...AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE
   FT WORTH AREA...AND MAY PERSIST FOR AWHILE LONGER.  OTHERWISE...NEW
   STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOON ALONG SURFACE BOUNDARY FROM
   SPS-FSM AS WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH APPROACHES.  AMPLE LOW LEVEL
   MOISTURE AND MODERATE INSTABILITY...ALONG WITH FAVORABLE EFFECTIVE
   SHEAR WILL PROMOTE A RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THROUGH MUCH OF THE
   NIGHT.  LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 27030.
   
   
   ...HART
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