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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 66

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

805 PM CDT Wed May 2 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern and eastern Oklahoma



* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 805 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A broken belt of strong-severe thunderstorms, with bow

echoes and perhaps an embedded supercell or two, will move into the

watch area over the next few hours.  Damaging gusts, sporadic severe

hail, and a few embedded tornadoes are possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

east and west of a line from 40 miles east southeast of Ardmore OK

to 30 miles east northeast of Bartlesville OK. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 61...WW 62...WW 63...WW

64...WW 65...



AVIATION...TORNADOES and A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE and ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE and SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.





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