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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 257

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

550 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA

  EASTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 550

  PM UNTIL 100 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING A

COUPLE SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL...LOCALLY DAMAGING

WIND...AND TORNADOS...EXPECTED TO FORM/PERSIST OVER WATCH AREA

THROUGH LATE EVENING.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF

CHILDRESS TEXAS TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF FORT SILL OKLAHOMA.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 254...WW 255...WW 256...



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

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28020.





...CORFIDI

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