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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 199

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

135 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central and Western Oklahoma

  Northwest Texas



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 135 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...



* Primary threats include...

  Numerous tornadoes and several intense tornadoes expected

  Widespread damaging winds and scattered significant gusts to 80

    mph expected

  Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 4

    inches in diameter expected



SUMMARY...An outbreak of tornadoes, including the risk of intense

and long-track tornadoes, is expected to develop this afternoon

across the watch area.  Very large hail and damaging wind gusts are

expected with the numerous supercell storms.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles

north and south of a line from 40 miles west of Altus OK to 50 miles

east southeast of Chandler OK. 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 197...WW 198...



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

surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean

storm motion vector 23035.



...Hart

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