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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 104

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

200 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central Texas



* Effective this Sunday morning from 200 AM until 800 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Clusters of supercells will likely persist through the

overnight hours, with the potential for storm mergers and upscale

growth into a larger convective system.  The storm environment will

favor a threat for tornadoes and very large hail with the

supercells, and some increase in the damaging wind threat once

upscale growth occurs later this morning.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

north and south of a line from 45 miles north northwest of Del Rio

TX to 30 miles east southeast of Temple 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This tornado watch replaces tornado

watch number 102. Watch number 102 will not be in effect after

200 AM CDT.



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

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Thompson

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