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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 193

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

300 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS



EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM UNTIL

1000 PM CDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND

GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE

AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF ABILENE

TEXAS TO 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANGELO TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE

DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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 189...WW 190...WW

191...WW 192...



DISCUSSION...TSTMS WILL INITIATE...BOTH OFF THE SWRN TX

MOUNTAINS...AND ALONG THE DRYLINE EXTENDING FROM KSNK SWWD INTO

PECOS COUNTY THROUGH THE EVENING.  SUPERCELL WIND PROFILES AND STEEP

LAPSE RATES WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR VERY LARGE HAIL AND DMGG WINDS.

ADDITIONALLY...SELY LOW-LEVEL FLOW COMBINED WITH RICH MOISTURE IN

THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR TORNADOES.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.





...RACY/HALES

