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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 202

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

950 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  West and Southwest Texas



* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 950 PM

  until 400 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Isolated supercells will persist this evening across the

Low Rolling Plains, while additional storms will continue to

increase farther to the southwest across southwest Texas. A tornado

or two remain possible, with large hail and locally damaging winds

also likely.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

north and south of a line from 35 miles northeast of Abilene TX to

25 miles west southwest of Midland TX. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU2).



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 199...WW 200...WW 201...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 600. Mean

storm motion vector 24030.



...Guyer

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