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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 119

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

155 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  North Central Texas



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 155 PM

  until 900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 3 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Isolated supercell thunderstorms will develop this

afternoon and track northeastward across the watch area.  Very large

hail, damaging gusts, and a few tornadoes are possible with the most

intense cells.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

east and west of a line from 20 miles east of San Angelo TX to 40

miles north of Mineral Wells 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 118...



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.



...Hart

