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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 196

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1205 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northeast/East-Central Colorado

  Northwest Kansas

  Western Nebraska

  Southeast Wyoming



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 1205 PM until

  800 PM MDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 3 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

    mph possible



SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms are expected to quickly develop

through early/mid afternoon, initially along the Colorado/southeast

Wyoming Front Range and immediately adjacent High Plains. Supercells

capable of large hail and a few tornadoes can be expected as storms

mature and quickly progress northeastward across the region.

Damaging winds may also become an increasing risk by early evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles

east and west of a line from 70 miles south southeast of Limon CO to

15 miles north northwest of Chadron NE. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU6).



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

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

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 21035.



...Guyer

