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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 448

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1225 PM PDT Wed Jun 26 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northern Idaho

  Central and Northern Oregon

  Southeast Washington



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 1225 PM

  until 800 PM PDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are expected to increase in

coverage and intensity through the afternoon, with the strongest

cells capable of hail and damaging wind gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80

statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles southwest of

Eugene OR to 35 miles east northeast of Lewiston ID. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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

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

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean storm motion vector

24030.



...Hart

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