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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 205

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

520 PM CDT Wed May 10 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Oklahoma Panhandle

  Eastern Texas Panhandle



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 520 PM

  until 1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to

affect the watch area this evening, posing a risk of large hail and

damaging winds.  An isolated tornado is also possible in the most

intense storms.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45

statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northeast of

Guymon OK to 75 miles south southeast of Borger TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 203...WW 204...



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 450. Mean storm motion vector

24035.



...Hart

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