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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 221

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

310 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  South Central Kansas

  Northwest Oklahoma

  West Texas and the eastern Panhandle



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 310 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely

  Widespread large hail expected with scattered very large hail

    events to 3 inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Intense thunderstorms are expected to develop this

afternoon over the watch area, with a few supercells likely.

Tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging winds are all possible.  A

strong tornado is also possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles

east and west of a line from 60 miles southwest of Lubbock TX to 45

miles east northeast of Dodge City KS. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU1).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 218...WW 219...WW 220...



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 24035.



...Hart

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