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WWUS20 KWNS 221736
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 287
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1240 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Northwest Texas

* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 1240 PM
  until 800 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms that form over north-central Texas this
afternoon could spread into the watch area, posing a risk of very
large hail and damaging winds.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles west of
Abilene TX to 30 miles south of Ardmore 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 284...WW 285...WW 286...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25030.

...Hart