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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 333
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WW0333 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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   SEL3
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 333
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   440 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHWEST KANSAS
          OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE
          WEST TEXAS INCLUDING THE PANHANDLE
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 440 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT 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 EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES SOUTH
   SOUTHWEST OF LUBBOCK TEXAS TO 70 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF GARDEN
   CITY KANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
   
   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 332...
   
   DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORMING OVER WEST TX AND
   SOUTHWEST KS IN REGION OF MODERATE INSTABILITY AND STRONG DAYTIME
   HEATING.  THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND SPREAD
   EASTWARD THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  DAMAGING WINDS
   ARE LIKELY THE MAIN THREAT WITH HIGH-BASED STORMS. 
   HOWEVER...SUFFICIENT EFFECTIVE SHEAR IS PRESENT FOR A FEW SUPERCELLS
   AND A RISK OF LARGE HAIL.
   
   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 28020.
   
   
   ...HART
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