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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 251

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

745 PM CDT Fri May 19 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  West central Texas



* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 745 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Isolated severe thunderstorms will remain possible across

the watch area this evening and into the overnight period, with a

few cells capable of large hail and tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles north northwest of Abilene TX

to 60 miles southeast of San Angelo TX. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU1).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 246...WW 247...WW

248...WW 249...WW 250...



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

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

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

storm motion vector 27025.



...Hart

