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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 36

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

345 PM CDT Wed Apr 3 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western Oklahoma

  Texas Panhandle



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 345 PM

  until 1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms developing along the dryline in

the central Texas Panhandle should slowly shift east towards western

Oklahoma this evening. Large hail is the primary hazard, but severe

wind gusts are possible as well. The risk for a tornado should be

confined to between 7 to 10 PM CDT across the southeast portion of

the watch.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles south southwest

of Childress TX to 65 miles northeast of Borger TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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

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

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

25035.



...Grams

