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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 17

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

320 PM CST Fri Mar 12 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Far east-central New Mexico

  Northwest Texas



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 320 PM until

  900 PM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated significant damaging wind gusts to 75 mph possible



SUMMARY...Multiple supercells are expected to develop through this

evening, initially across east-central New Mexico before spreading

into northwest Texas. Scattered large hail, a couple tornadoes, and

isolated severe wind gusts are possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles

east and west of a line from 70 miles north northwest of Plainview

TX to 45 miles south southeast of Lubbock 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 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



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