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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