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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0649 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2024

...Severe thunderstorms expected over parts of the southern and
central Great Plains today through tonight...

* LOCATIONS...
  Oklahoma
  North Texas
  Kansas
  Western Missouri

* HAZARDS...
  Several tornadoes, a few intense
  Widespread large hail, some baseball size
  Scattered damaging winds, some hurricane force

* SUMMARY...
  Numerous severe thunderstorms are likely today and tonight
  across the southern and central Plains into the lower to mid
  Missouri Valley. The greatest potential for severe storms will
  be from north Texas into Oklahoma and southeast Kansas, where
  strong tornadoes, very large hail over 2 inches in diameter and
  widespread damaging winds (some over 70 mph), are expected to
  occur. A broader area of severe threat will extend from
  south-central Texas north-northeastward to the Great Lakes.

Preparedness actions...

Review your severe weather safety procedures for the possibility
of dangerous weather today. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio,
weather.gov, or other media for watches and warnings. A tornado
watch means that conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form
during the next several hours. If a tornado warning is issued for
your area, move to a place of safety, ideally in a basement or
interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.

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..Thompson.. 04/27/2024

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