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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 214

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

945 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Far northwest Arkansas

  Far southeast Kansas

  Southwest to central Missouri

  Northeast Oklahoma



* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 945 PM

  until 400 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Supercells capable of tornadoes, large hail, and damaging

winds should persist into the early overnight period. With time, the

overall tornado threat will likely decay.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

north and south of a line from 20 miles west northwest of Tulsa OK

to 75 miles northeast of Springfield MO. 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 211...WW 212...WW 213...



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 550. Mean

storm motion vector 26035.



...Grams

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