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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 188

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

230 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  South-central/East-Central Texas



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 230 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Increasing severe thunderstorm development is expected

initially across south-central/east-central Texas through mid/late

afternoon, particularly in vicinity of an outflow boundary that has

generally stalled in a southwest/northeast fashion across the

region. A moist environment, modest strength low-level winds in

conjunction with the influence of the outflow boundary could support

a tornado risk aside from more prevalent damaging winds and isolated

large hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

east and west of a line from 65 miles northwest of Lufkin TX to 55

miles south southeast of San Antonio TX. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU8).



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 24020.



...Guyer

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