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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 131

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

145 AM CDT Wed Apr 22 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Extreme southwestern Arkansas

  South-central and southeastern Oklahoma

  Extreme north-central/northeast Texas



* Effective this Wednesday morning from 145 AM until 600 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A broken band of thunderstorms, including a couple of

supercells, will continue to pose a risk of severe hail while moving

east-southeastward into the Red River region for a few more hours,

while isolated severe hail from a separate convective cluster also

may effect parts of extreme southwestern Arkansas.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 30

statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles west of

Ardmore OK to 25 miles north of Texarkana AR. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 130...



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

29035.



...Edwards

