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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 20

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

225 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northwest Texas



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 225 PM until

  900 PM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80

    mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely



SUMMARY...Multiple supercells and clusters are expected to evolve

northeast across the Texas Panhandle and adjacent portion of the

South Plains. Tornadoes and large hail will be most likely with

cells that able to remain mostly discrete. While the potential for

damaging winds will increase as storms become more linear this

evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

east and west of a line from 60 miles northeast of Borger TX to 105

miles south southwest of Childress 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 19...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 22040.



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