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Tornado Watch 68
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 68
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   130 PM CDT Thu Mar 16 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     southern Oklahoma
     north central Texas

   * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 130 PM until
     800 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes possible
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
       inches in diameter likely
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to continue to increase and
   intensify across the Tornado Watch area through late afternoon.  A
   couple of supercells are possible early along the Red River
   vicinity, and southward into portions of north central Texas, before
   storms consolidate into a line or cluster while developing
   east-southeastward into early evening.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 10 miles west of Mcalester OK to 15
   miles east southeast of Stephenville TX. For a complete depiction of
   the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU8).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
   tornadoes and 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.

   &&

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 25030.

   ...Kerr
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