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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 234

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1245 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO

  PORTIONS OF THE WRN HALF OF TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1245 PM

  UNTIL 800 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE IN BOTH COVERAGE

AND INTENSITY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH

INITIAL/MORE ISOLATED CONVECTION POTENTIALLY GROWING UPSCALE INTO

ONE OR MORE CLUSTERS/LINES WITH TIME.  VERY LARGE HAIL IS EXPECTED

ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW TORNADOES.  LOCALLY DAMAGING

WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WITH MORE WIDESPREAD WIND RISK POTENTIALLY

EVOLVING IF STORMS INDEED CONGEAL INTO A MORE LINEAR/BOWING

STRUCTURE.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 115 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

LUBBOCK TEXAS TO 50 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF DRYDEN TEXAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 233...



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

600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26025.





...GOSS

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992 

WWUS20 KWNS 281742

SEL4

SPC WW 281742

NMZ000-TXZ000-290100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 234

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1245 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO

  PORTIONS OF THE WRN HALF OF TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1245 PM

  UNTIL 800 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE IN BOTH COVERAGE

AND INTENSITY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH

INITIAL/MORE ISOLATED CONVECTION POTENTIALLY GROWING UPSCALE INTO

ONE OR MORE CLUSTERS/LINES WITH TIME.  VERY LARGE HAIL IS EXPECTED

ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW TORNADOES.  LOCALLY DAMAGING

WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WITH MORE WIDESPREAD WIND RISK POTENTIALLY

EVOLVING IF STORMS INDEED CONGEAL INTO A MORE LINEAR/BOWING

STRUCTURE.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 115 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

LUBBOCK TEXAS TO 50 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF DRYDEN TEXAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 233...



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

600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26025.





...GOSS

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