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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 226

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

940 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northwest Texas



* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 940 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A cluster of strong to severe storms should persist into

the early overnight with primary hazards being large hail and

damaging winds.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles west of

Lubbock TX to 80 miles east of Plainview TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 220...WW 221...WW

222...WW 223...WW 224...WW 225...



AVIATION...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 500. Mean storm motion vector

24030.



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