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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 6

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

905 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Texas

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 905 PM

  until 400 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A band of strong-severe thunderstorms is forecast to cross

the watch area overnight, with the threat of damaging gusts, along

with  a couple tornadoes possible.  Any cells that can develop and

mature ahead of the line also may pose a tornado/wind threat.

Isolated severe hail cannot be ruled out.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles

north and south of a line from 55 miles south southwest of College

Station TX to 60 miles northeast of Houston TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 4...WW 5...



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

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

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

storm motion vector 24040.



...Edwards

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