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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 113

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

155 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western Oklahoma

  Western North Texas



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 155 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify along the dryline

over western Oklahoma and western north Texas this afternoon, with

large hail and damaging winds the main threat.  An isolated tornado

or two is also possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 80 miles south of

Childress TX to 25 miles northeast 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 112...



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

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

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

23030.



...Hart

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