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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 95

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

335 PM CDT Tue Mar 28 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southwest and south-central Oklahoma

  western North Texas



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 335 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...As a warm front continues to spread northward and

low-level moisture continues to increase, the potential for

tornadoes should increase in addition to increasing risks for large

hail and damaging winds across western North Texas into southwest

and eventually south-central Oklahoma. These will be initially via

semi-discrete supercells, with a more linear mode and widespread

damaging wind risk later this evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

east and west of a line from 30 miles north northwest of Fort Sill

OK to 35 miles west of Brownwood TX. 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 93...WW 94...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 21030.



...Guyer

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