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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 285
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL5

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 285
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   405 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2020

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Far Southwest Oklahoma
     West/Northwest Texas

   * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 405 PM until
     1100 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
       mph possible
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to gradually intensify across
   parts of the Texas Panhandle and the Texas South Plains/Permian
   Basin vicinity through late afternoon/early evening, while
   additional severe storms may occur with a band of storms near the
   southwest Oklahoma/western North Texas border vicinity. One or more
   linear clusters may develop later this evening and move toward the
   Low Rolling Plains/western North Texas. Large hail and damaging
   winds are expected.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
   statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles west northwest
   of Clinton OK to 25 miles south southwest of Big Spring TX. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   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 284...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   29020.

   ...Guyer
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