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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 670
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
320 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Central into Northeast Kansas
  Western into North-Central Oklahoma
  Eastern Texas Panhandle

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 320 PM until
  1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorm coverage and intensity is expected to
increase this afternoon and evening as a cold front moves into the
warm, moist, and unstable environment in place from the Texas
Panhandle into northeast Kansas. Some isolated hail is possible,
particularly during the afternoon, but the primary threat this
afternoon and evening will be strong to severe wind gusts from 60 to
75 mph.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 115 miles west
southwest of Alva OK to 35 miles east southeast of Manhattan KS. 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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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 500. Mean storm motion vector
25020.

...Mosier