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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 211

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

515 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northwestern Oklahoma and central/eastern Oklahoma Panhandle

  Texas Panhandle



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 515 PM until Midnight

  CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms, including a few supercells, will

pose a threat for a couple tornadoes, along with very large hail and

isolated damaging gusts through this evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 25 miles southwest of Plainview TX to

75 miles east northeast of Guymon OK. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 205...WW 206...WW

207...WW 208...WW 209...WW 210...



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

surface and aloft to 3.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean

storm motion vector 23025.



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