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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 243

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

345 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO

  THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE

  THE TEXAS PANHANDLE



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 345 PM UNTIL

  1000 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 140 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLAYTON

NEW MEXICO TO 55 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF AMARILLO TEXAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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 239...WW 240...WW

241...WW 242...



DISCUSSION...STRONG/SVR STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER NERN NM WHERE

 TO THE EAST...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IS LIFTING NWD ACROSS THE TX

PANHANDLE AND FAR NERN NM...ENHANCING BACKED LOW LEVEL

WINDS/VERTICAL SHEAR PER 18Z AMA RAOB AND LATEST AMA VAD WIND

PROFILE.  HRRR AND NSSL-WRF INDICATE STORMS WILL INCREASE IN

COVERAGE OVER NERN NM AND SPREAD EWD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AREA THIS

EVENING WITH SUPERCELL POTENTIAL CONTINUING WITH A THREAT FOR A

COUPLE OF TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL.  ACTIVITY MAY EVENTUALLY GROW

UPSCALE DURING THE EVENING AS IT MOVES EWD WITH INCREASING THREAT OF

DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AFTER 00Z.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26025.





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