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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 215

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1155 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northern and Central Oklahoma



* Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 1155 AM until

  700 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80

    mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will develop and intensify through the

afternoon across the watch area, with supercells possible.  Very

large hail and damaging winds are the main threat, but there is some

concern for a few tornadoes in the most intense cells.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

north and south of a line from 50 miles west northwest of Clinton OK

to 20 miles south southeast of Fayetteville AR. 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 214...



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

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

gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean

storm motion vector 28030.



...Hart

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