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WWUS20 KWNS 142048

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 142

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

350 PM CDT Fri Apr 14 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  The western Texas Panhandle



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 350 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Deepening cumulus along the Texas/New Mexico border will

likely evolve into a couple of storms over the next few hours, with

other isolated storm development possible into the northwest Texas

Panhandle.  The storm environment will support supercells with a

primary risk of large hail through late evening.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35

statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northeast of

Dalhart TX to 105 miles south southwest of Amarillo TX. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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

27020.



...Thompson

