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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 49

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

950 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central to northeast Texas



* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 950 PM

  until 400 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80

    mph possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Multiple clusters of supercells are expected to persist

through the overnight. The potential for more intense clusters

should emanate east-northeast from the Edwards Plateau towards the

I-35 corridor in central Texas.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles

east and west of a line from 60 miles east northeast of Dallas TX to

45 miles east southeast of Del Rio TX. 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 47...WW 48...



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

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

gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 22030.



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