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Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) Tornado Watch 195
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood High High
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
High High

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   SEL5
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 195
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   615 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTH CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS
          WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
          NORTHWEST TEXAS INCLUDING THE EASTERN PANHANDLE
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 615 PM UNTIL
   300 AM CDT.
   
   ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
   
   DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
   THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
   POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
   EMPORIA KANSAS TO 90 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS.  FOR
   A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
   
   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.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
   WATCH NUMBER 190...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 192. WATCH NUMBER 190 192
   WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 615 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 193...WW
   194...
   
   DISCUSSION...COMBINATION OF EXTREME LOW AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR...ALONG
   WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY...WILL MAINTAIN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE
   THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TONIGHT.  ACTIVITY
   WILL BE SUSTAINED AS STRONG VERTICAL MOTION OVERSPREADS THE REGION
   AHEAD OF SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. 
   ENVIRONMENT WILL FAVOR LONG-LIVED SUPERCELLS AND BOW ECHO
   STRUCTURES.  TORNADO THREAT REMAINS HIGH WITH ANY SUSTAINED
   SUPERCELLS...ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL HODOGRAPHS WILL INCREASE AS LLJ
   INTENSIFIES THIS EVENING WHICH SHOULD FURTHER INCREASE TORNADO
   POTENTIAL.  VERY LARGE/DAMAGING HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE
   ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
   
   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
   550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.
   
   
   ...EVANS
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