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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 470
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
715 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Southern Oklahoma
  North Texas

* Effective this Wednesday evening from 715 PM until 1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are possible
this evening near the Texas-Oklahoma Red River Valley.  The stronger
thunderstorms may yield a large to very large hail threat (1 to 2
inches in diameter) and severe gusts 60-75 mph.  This thunderstorm
activity will likely wane by late evening into the early overnight.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest
of Altus OK to 30 miles east southeast of Durant OK. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 464...WW 467...WW
468...WW 469...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 650. Mean storm motion vector
02020.

...Smith