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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 33
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WW0033 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL3

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 33
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   345 PM CST Wed Feb 15 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Central and eastern Oklahoma
     North Texas

   * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 345 PM
     until 1000 PM CST.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Supercell thunderstorms are expected to develop and
   increase in coverage over the next couple of hours. These storms
   will spread northeast with an attendant threat for large to very
   large hail and damaging gusts. A tornado or two may be possible this
   evening closer to the Red River.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest
   of Mcalester OK to 15 miles southeast of Fort Worth TX. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

   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.

   &&

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean storm motion vector
   24035.

   ...Leitman/Thompson
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