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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 296

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

905 PM CDT Mon Jun 22 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western Oklahoma

  Northwest and west-central Texas



* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 905 PM

  until 500 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80

    mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...An already-severe convective complex is becoming better

organized across portions of the Panhandle.  This activity should

sweep southeastward across much of the watch area through the

remainder of the evening, offering destructive wind, with isolated

hurricane-force (65 kt+) gusts possible.  Large to very large hail

also still may occur from any supercells involved.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85

statute miles either side of a line from 50 miles south southwest of

Lubbock TX to 35 miles east northeast of Altus OK. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 295...



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

2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A

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

32040.



...Edwards

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