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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 188

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

255 PM CDT Fri May 15 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  west through central Texas



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 80 mph possible

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Numerous storms are expected to develop along and ahead of

the dryline across west Texas and grow upscale into a linear MCS as

they move east later this afternoon and evening. Damaging wind and

large hail are likely with the stronger storms.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 130

statute miles east and west of a line from 90 miles north of Abilene

TX to 40 miles southeast of Dryden TX. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU8).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 186...WW 187...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

24035.



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