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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 233

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

215 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  eastern Kansas

  northwest Oklahoma



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 215 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few 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



SUMMARY...Strong to severe storms will gradually increase from

northern Oklahoma through eastern Kansas this afternoon and evening.

Large hail, damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes will be

possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles

north and south of a line from 60 miles northwest of Clinton OK to

55 miles southeast of Topeka KS. 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 231...WW 232...



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 24035.



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