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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 366
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1245 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Western Oklahoma
  The eastern Texas Panhandle

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 1245 PM
  until 900 PM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...Initially elevated storms will likely persist and spread
eastward from the Texas Panhandle into western Oklahoma through the
afternoon.  Supercells will be capable of producing large hail up to
2.5 inches in diameter, as well and severe outflow gusts of 60-70
mph.  An isolated tornado or two may occur with favorable storm
interactions.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles east and west of a line from 90 miles north northwest
of Clinton OK to 85 miles south of Altus OK. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
27020.

...Thompson