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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 253

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

340 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western Oklahoma

  Western North Texas



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until

  1000 PM 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...Initially discrete cells should develop over portions of

northwest Oklahoma and eventually merge into a southward-moving

cluster towards western North Texas. Isolated large hail is expected

initially, but the primary hazard will likely be severe wind gusts

this evening.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90

statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest

of Clinton OK to 40 miles north of Chickasha OK. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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 249...WW 250...WW

251...WW 252...



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 550. Mean storm motion vector

35020.



...Grams

