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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 144

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

120 PM CDT Tue May 7 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Oklahoma Panhandle

  Texas Panhandle



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

    mph possible



SUMMARY...An initial severe risk early this afternoon should be

focused along/north of a surface front that extends

southwest-northeast across the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles. Large hail

and some tornado risk will exist with these storms. Additional

development is likely by mid/late afternoon across additional

portions of the Texas Panhandle. Supercells capable of very large

hail can be expected. The tornado risk will tend to steadily

increase through late afternoon and especially early this evening,

including the potential for a couple of strong/intense tornadoes.

Damaging winds could also be an increasing concern across the

eastern Panhandles this evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

east and west of a line from 20 miles north northeast of Guymon OK

to 35 miles south southeast of Amarillo TX. 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.



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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 24025.



...Guyer

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