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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 49

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

150 AM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southwest and south-central Texas



* Effective this Saturday morning from 150 AM until 900 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A gradual increase in convection has been noted across the

area in an environment conditionally favorable for supercells and

tornado potential, along and south of a warm front.  The threat

should increase through early/mid morning as lift and moisture each

strengthen.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

either side of a line from 60 miles northwest of Del Rio TX to 45

miles north northeast of Hondo TX. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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 48...



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 24030.



...Edwards

