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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 245

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

500 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 500 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT

  CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WITH A FEW SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80

    MPH POSSIBLE

  SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO

    2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 95 MILES NORTH OF ABILENE

TEXAS TO 60 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF DRYDEN TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE

DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 239...WW 240...WW

241...WW 242...WW 243...WW 244...



DISCUSSION...DISCRETE STORM DEVELOPMENT APPEARS TO BE IN THE PROCESS

OF INITIATING ALONG THE DRYLINE ACROSS THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS.  THIS

LIKELY WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...IN THE PRESENCE OF AN

ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE

HAIL...LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND A COUPLE OF TORNADOES.  THE

DRYLINE MAY ACTUALLY RETREAT SLOWLY TO THE WEST THIS EVENING...WHILE

30-40 KT SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY DEEP LAYER MEAN FLOW AIDS PROPAGATION

OF INITIAL STORMS SLOWLY TO ITS EAST.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.





...KERR

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