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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 205

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

655 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Parts of southwest and south central Oklahoma

  Northwest and north central Texas



* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 655 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Splitting supercells will likely persist into the

overnight hours, with the northernmost hail threat potentially

reaching parts of central Oklahoma.  Additional storm development is

expected across northwest Texas this evening.  The storm environment

is favorable for very large/damaging hail with the supercells, as

well as damaging winds.  A tornado or two will be possible this

evening as storms remain discrete, primarily near the Red River.

Upscale growth into clusters is possible through early tonight as

the storms spread generally eastward, with a continued large hail

and damaging wind threat.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70

statute miles north and south of a line from 80 miles south

southwest of Altus OK to 40 miles northeast of Durant OK. 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...This severe thunderstorm watch replaces

severe thunderstorm watch number 203. Watch number 203 will not

be in effect after 655 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 204...



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

3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector

29020.



...Thompson

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