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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 138

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

535 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Eastern Oklahoma



* Effective this Friday morning from 535 AM until 1100 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A squall line with embedded bowing segments/mesovortices

will pose a continued threat for a couple of tornadoes, damaging

gusts of 60-70 mph and isolated large hail near 1 inch diameter

through mid morning.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

east and west of a line from 25 miles east northeast of Tulsa OK to

35 miles east southeast of Mcalester OK. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 137...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 25040.



...Thompson