URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 259
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
755 PM CDT Sun May 26 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northwest Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 755 PM
until 200 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 90
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Bowing squall line will move northeast across the
Panhandles this evening, with a discrete supercell or two trailing
south of the line. Damaging winds should be the most widespread
hazard, but tornadoes and large hail are possible as well.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles west southwest of Lubbock TX
to 110 miles northeast of Borger 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 252...WW 253...WW
254...WW 255...WW 256...WW 257...WW 258...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 80 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 22045.
...Grams
Read morefrom SPC Forecast Products http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0259.html
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