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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 333

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

220 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western Oklahoma

  Texas Panhandle



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 3 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will intensify across the watch area this

afternoon and early evening, posing a risk of very large hail and

damaging winds.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles south southeast

of Plainview TX to 30 miles northwest of Alva OK. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 332...



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

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

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

27030.



...Hart

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