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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 189
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL9

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 189
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   340 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     South-central Oklahoma
     Central and Northern Texas

   * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until
     1100 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
       mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
       inches in diameter likely

   SUMMARY...Scattered intense thunderstorms are expected from late
   afternoon into this evening. Very large hail to around 3 inches in
   diameter and damaging gusts to 75 mph will be possible with these
   storms as they track east/northeast.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
   statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles northwest of
   Ardmore OK to 45 miles south southeast of Abilene TX. 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.

   &&

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   23030.

   ...Leitman
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