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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 340
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL0

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 340
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   440 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     North central Texas

   * Effective this Tuesday morning from 440 AM until 1100 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
       mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter likely

   SUMMARY...Clusters of storms, including embedded supercells, will
   likely persist through at least mid morning while moving
   south-southeastward toward the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and areas
   farther south.  Swaths of damage with 60-80 mph winds will be
   possible, especially on the west flank of embedded supercells. 
   Large hail of 1-2 inches in diameter can also be expected with the
   more intense storms.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
   statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles north of Fort
   Worth TX to 35 miles south of Corsicana TX. For a complete depiction
   of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU0).

   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 339...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector
   32025.

   ...Thompson
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