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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 180

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

215 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southwest and southcentral Oklahoma

  Western and northern Texas



* Effective this Saturday morning from 215 AM until 1000 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms will continue to develop and move

northeast across the watch area this morning with a risk for a

couple of tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail.  The potential

for significant severe wind gusts will exist as storms merge into a

fast-moving line later this morning.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles

east and west of a line from 15 miles west northwest of Fort Sill OK

to 45 miles south of San Angelo 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 179...



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

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Bunting

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