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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 137

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

325 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  Southern Oklahoma

  Extreme north Texas



* Effective this Friday morning from 325 AM until 800 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A line of storms appears to be organizing near and north

of the Red River, and these storms will spread east-northeastward

through the early morning hours.  Damaging winds of 60-70 mph will

be the main threat, along with occasional large hail of 1-1.5 inches

in diameter.  A tornado or two will also be possible with

circulations embedded in the line.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles south

southwest of Fort Sill OK to 55 miles north northeast of Durant OK.

For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch

outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 135...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

25040.



...Thompson