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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 197

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1235 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  West Texas including much of the Panhandle



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 1235 PM until

  800 PM CDT.



...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...



* Primary threats include...

  Numerous tornadoes expected with a few intense tornadoes likely

  Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 4

    inches in diameter expected

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Intense tornadic supercell thunderstorms are expected to

develop across west Texas as the eastern half of the Texas

Panhandle.  In addition to the risk of strong tornadoes, very large

hail and damaging winds are likely in the strongest cells.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

east and west of a line from 50 miles east northeast of Amarillo TX

to 35 miles east of Big Spring 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 196...



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

surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Hart

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