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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0342 for Southwestern Kansas, The Oklahoma Panhandle, The western and northern Texas Panhandle

Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0342

Locations Affected

Southwestern Kansas

The Oklahoma Panhandle

The western and northern Texas Panhandle

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

Storm mergers should lead to some upscale growth into southwestern Kansas this evening, while another band of storms will move east-southeastward from New Mexico into the Texas Panhandle. Isolated large hail will be possible with the initial storms in Kansas with marginal supercell structures, and a few damaging gusts will be the main concern with the linear convection through late evening.

Severe Weather Threats

Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 342
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
655 PM CDT Sat Aug 18 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southwestern Kansas
  The Oklahoma Panhandle
  The western and northern Texas Panhandle

* Effective this Saturday night from 655 PM until Midnight CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Storm mergers should lead to some upscale growth into
southwestern Kansas this evening, while another band of storms will
move east-southeastward from New Mexico into the Texas Panhandle. 
Isolated large hail will be possible with the initial storms in
Kansas with marginal supercell structures, and a few damaging gusts
will be the main concern with the linear convection through late
evening.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles northwest of
Garden City KS to 55 miles east southeast of Tucumcari NM. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 341...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
31020.

...Thompson

National Risk Overview

Sunday, August 19: TORNADO: 2%; HAIL: 5%; WIND: 5%
Monday, August 20: ANY SEVERE: 5%
Tuesday, August 21: ANY SEVERE: 15%
Wednesday, August 22: ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
Thursday, August 23: ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
Friday, August 24: ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
Saturday, August 25: ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
Sunday, August 26: ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain

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