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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 132

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

355 PM CDT Sun May 5 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Oklahoma Panhandle

  Texas Panhandle and South Plains



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 355 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Isolated to widely scattered severe storms will continue

to develop and increase across the Texas South Plains and

Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles through late afternoon/early evening.

Large hail should be the most common hazard, although locally

damaging winds may also occur. Some tornado risk may increase by

early evening as storms progress toward the edge of the Caprock.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles northeast of

Guymon OK to 45 miles south of Lubbock TX. For a complete depiction

of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU2).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 131...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

29020.



...Guyer

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