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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 298

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

245 PM CDT Thu May 30 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Far West Texas



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 245 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible



SUMMARY...A few supercells should develop and persist during the

late afternoon to early evening. Large hail (some of which could be

significant) along with a couple tornadoes are the primary hazards.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles

east and west of a line from 45 miles south of Dryden TX to 5 miles

north northeast of Guadalupe Pass TX. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU8).



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 297...



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

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

gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 25030.



...Grams

