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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 517

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

320 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Much of Central and Southwest Oklahoma

  Western North Texas



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 320 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely

  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 85

    mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely



SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms are expected to rapidly develop this

afternoon over southwest Oklahoma and race northeastward across the

watch area.  Supercells capable of strong tornadoes and significant

wind damage are possible - especially along the I-44 corridor.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

north and south of a line from 50 miles west southwest of Altus OK

to 40 miles northeast of Chandler OK. 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 516...



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

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 75 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 25040.



...Hart

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