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WWUS20 KWNS 070240

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SPC WW 070240

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 240

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

940 PM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  The southern Texas Panhandle and South Plains



* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 940 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are developing rapidly with the collision of

outflow from New Mexico and the retreating dryline, and storms are

expected to persist as line segments or clusters into the overnight

hours while spreading east-southeastward.  Damaging winds and large

hail will be possible with the stronger embedded storms.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles northeast of

Amarillo TX to 60 miles southeast of Lubbock TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

28025.



...Thompson

