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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 377

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

850 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western and central Oklahoma Panhandle

  Western and northern Texas Panhandle



* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 850 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

    mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Clusters of severe thunderstorms over northeastern New

Mexico, which have produced measured 54-kt gusts at Tucumcari, may

continue to pose a severe-wind threat (with isolated large hail

possible) into the watch area this evening.  Other thunderstorms may

form/intensify across extreme northeastern NM near Clayton and move

into the watch as well.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles west of

Dalhart TX to 30 miles southeast of Guymon OK. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 373...WW 374...WW

375...WW 376...



AVIATION...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

23035.



...Edwards

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