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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 465

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

220 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA

       WESTERN NORTH TEXAS



EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 220 PM UNTIL

1000 PM CDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND

GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE

AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLINTON

OKLAHOMA TO 135 MILES SOUTH OF CHILDRESS TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE

DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR

TORNADOES AND 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.



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 461...WW 462...WW

463...WW 464...



DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG SURFACE

DRYLINE FROM SOUTHWEST OK INTO WESTERN NORTH TX DURING THE NEXT FEW

HOURS.  SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE

EXPECTED.  HIGH LCLS WILL LIMIT OVERALL TORNADO THREAT...BUT STRONG

DEEP LAYER AND LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR MAY RESULT IN A FEW SPIN UPS

WITH STRONGEST CELLS.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 25035.





...HART

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