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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 129

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

305 PM CDT Tue Apr 21 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Oklahoma Panhandle

  Northern Texas Panhandle



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 305 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage and

intensity this afternoon over the watch area, with a few storms

becoming severe. Large hail appears to be the primary threat, with

an increasing risk of damaging wind gusts this evening.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles west northwest

of Dalhart TX to 80 miles southeast of Liberal KS. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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 128...



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

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

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector

29030.



...Hart

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