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Tornado Watch 239
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood High Moderate
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
High Moderate

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   SEL9

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 239
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1225 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
     WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS
     WESTERN OKLAHOMA INCLUDING THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PANHANDLE
     NORTHWEST TEXAS INCLUDING THE EASTERN PANHANDLE

   * EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1225 PM
     UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.

   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     SEVERAL INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
     SEVERAL VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
     SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
   RUSSELL KANSAS TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CHILDRESS TEXAS. 
   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.

   &&

   DISCUSSION...TSTM INITIATION IS UNDERWAY E OF THE DRYLINE IN
   RESPONSE TO THE EWD MIGRATION OF A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH INTO THE SRN
   PLAINS.  THE PRESENCE OF VERY STEEP MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES AND A MOIST
   BOUNDARY LAYER IS ALREADY RESULTING IN MLCAPE VALUES OF 2000-3000
   J/KG WITH A DECREASING CAP.  DESPITE SOME VEER-BACK TENDENCIES IN
   OBSERVED AND FORECAST WIND PROFILES...LOW-LEVEL SHEAR WILL
   STRENGTHEN INTO THIS EVENING SUPPORTING A RISK FOR TORNADOES /SOME
   POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT/ IN ADDITION TO VERY LARGE HAIL WITH THE
   MOST INTENSE SUPERCELLS THAT DEVELOP.

   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.


   ...MEAD
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