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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 199

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

230 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  WEST TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 PM UNTIL

  1000 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL

    EVENTS TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...ISOLATED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO FORM

ALONG THE DRYLINE OVER WEST TX THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE SLOWLY

EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  VERY LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN

RISK WITH STORMS...BUT THE STRONGEST CELLS COULD ALSO PRODUCE A

TORNADO OR TWO.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

CHILDRESS TEXAS TO 55 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF DRYDEN TEXAS.  FOR

A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025.





...HART

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