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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 371

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

810 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southwestern Kansas

  Northwestern Oklahoma and central to eastern Oklahoma Panhandle

  North-central to northeastern Texas Panhandle



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 810 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80

    mph possible

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Clusters of severe thunderstorms initially over

southeastern Colorado and the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles will pose a

severe-wind threat as they move across the watch area this evening,

with isolated large hail also possible.  A few gusts to hurricane

force (65+ kt) are possible.  Additional storms may form on the

merging outflows of these complexes over southwestern Kansas, also

offering severe hail/gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85

statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles west of

Elkhart KS to 5 miles southeast of Medicine Lodge KS. 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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 369...WW 370...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector

27030.



...Edwards

