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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 324

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

340 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southwest Kansas

  Western Oklahoma

  Texas Panhandle



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread large hail expected with isolated very large hail

    events to 4 inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to rapidly develop this

afternoon over the watch area, posing a risk of large hail and

damaging wind gusts.  Isolated giant hail reports are possible in

the most intense storms.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of

Dodge City KS to 50 miles south southeast of Lubbock TX. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 323...



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

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

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

24030.



...Hart

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