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WWUS20 KWNS 160020
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SPC WW 160020
OKZ000-TXZ000-160400-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 206
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
720 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN INTO SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY EVENING FROM 720 PM UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO
POSE A RISK FOR SEVERE GUSTS (60-75 MPH) THROUGH THE MID EVENING AS
THE STORMS MOVE EASTWARD INTO A SLIGHTLY MORE MOIST AIRMASS. AN
INSTANCE OR TWO OF LARGE HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER CORES OVER
WEST-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CLINTON OK TO 65 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA FALLS TX. 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.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 204...WW 205...
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW
CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
27020.
...SMITH
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