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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 80

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

705 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Texas



* Effective this Friday night from 705 PM until Midnight CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to slowly increase in coverage

and intensity while spreading eastward early tonight across

southeast Texas.  The storm environment will support a risk for

supercells capable of producing a couple of tornadoes, as well as

isolated damaging winds and large hail.  There will be some

potential for the storms to grow into a larger band tonight, with a

continued risk of damaging winds.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles northeast of Lufkin TX to 80

miles south southwest of Huntsville TX. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU0).



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 79...



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

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 26035.



...Thompson

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