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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 59

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

250 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  West Central Kansas

  Western Oklahoma

  Western North Texas



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 250 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are developing along a dryline over the

Texas Panhandle.  These storms will spread eastward through the

afternoon, posing a risk of large hail and damaging winds.  A

tornado or two is also possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles east and west of a line from 80 miles north northeast

of Dodge City KS to 80 miles south southwest of Wichita Falls 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.



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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 500. Mean storm motion vector

25035.



...Hart