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WWUS20 KWNS 302133

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SPC WW 302133

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 405

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

435 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southern Oklahoma

  Western North Texas



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 435 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Multiple clusters of thunderstorms are forming over

southwest Oklahoma and western North Texas.  These storms will track

east-southeastward across the watch area this afternoon and evening,

posing a risk of locally damaging winds and hail.Multiple clusters

of thunderstorms are forming over

southwest Oklahoma and western North Texas.  These storms will track



east-southeastward across the watch area this afternoon and evening,



posing a risk of locally damaging winds and hail.Multiple clusters

of thunderstorms are forming over

southwest Oklahoma and western North Texas.  These storms will track





east-southeastward across the watch area this afternoon and evening,





posing a risk of locally damaging winds and hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 90 miles southwest of

Childress TX to 50 miles east of Mcalester OK. 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.



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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

30030.



...Hart

