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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 202

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

925 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Oklahoma



* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 925 PM

  until 500 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Fast-moving squall line will continue east-southeast

overnight across a large portion of Oklahoma. While the widespread

nature of severe wind gusts should decrease with time, scattered

damaging winds appear probable.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85

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

of Bartlesville OK to 25 miles south of Ardmore OK. 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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 199...WW 200...WW 201...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A

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

29050.



...Grams

