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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 134

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

235 PM CDT Wed Apr 22 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern Oklahoma

  North Central Texas



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 235 PM

  until 900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify along a dryline

and track across the watch area this afternoon and early evening.

Supercell storms capable of very large hail and a few tornadoes are

possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

east and west of a line from 45 miles north northeast of Ardmore OK

to 10 miles southeast of Dallas TX. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for

tornadoes and 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 132...WW 133...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 27035.



...Hart

