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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 113

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

220 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  North Central Texas



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to develop and intensify over

north-central Texas this afternoon in a very moist and unstable

environment.  Large hail is the primary threat, but conditions are

favorable for a tornado or two in the strongest cells through the

early evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Sherman TX

to 45 miles south southeast of Stephenville TX. 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 111...WW 112...



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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