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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 103

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

900 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southern Oklahoma



* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 900 PM

  until 100 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...An ongoing cluster of severe thunderstorms may maintain

intensity for a few more hours as it tracks along/north of the Red

River.  Large hail is the main threat, but locally damaging wind

gusts are also possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35

statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles west of

Ardmore OK to 35 miles northeast of Durant 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 100...WW 101...WW 102...



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

27035.



...Hart

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