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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 17

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

330 PM MDT Tue Mar 12 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  eastern New Mexico

  southwest Texas



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 330 PM until

  1000 PM MDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Storms are expected to increase in coverage and intensity

from eastern New Mexico and spreading into southwest and west Texas.

Supercells evolving into line segments with damaging wind are likely

and a few tornadoes and large hail are also possible through the

evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 70 miles north northeast of Roswell NM

to 55 miles east southeast of Marfa TX. 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.



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AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 24040.



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