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Tornado Watch 100
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
High Moderate

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 100
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   200 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Southwest Oklahoma
     Western and northwest Texas

   * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until
     1000 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
       inches in diameter likely
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

   SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will gradually intensify along and
   ahead of the dryline into the early evening. Some of these will
   develop into supercells with the primary hazards being very large
   hail and a few tornadoes.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 35 miles southwest of San Angelo TX to
   30 miles northwest of Altus OK. For a complete depiction of the
   watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

   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.

   &&

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 25030.

   ...Grams
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