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Tornado Watch for Northwest and Western North Texas Until 9 PM

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for Northwest Texas and western North Texas until 9 PM. Severe thunderstorms are already underway in portions of Northwest Texas early this afternoon. Thunderstorm coverage is expected to increase with additional severe thunderstorms likely. The strongest storms are expected to be supercellular with giant hail up to the size of softballs, 75 MPH wind gusts, and tornadoes all possible.

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THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

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* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
NORTH TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1250 PM UNTIL
900 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…
A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL
EVENTS TO 3.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY…SLIGHTLY ELEVATED SUPERCELLS NOW IN NORTHWEST TX EXPECTED
TO MOVE/DEVELOP GENERALLY EAST THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT…WITH AN
INCREASING RISK FOR VERY LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WIND…AND A FEW
TORNADOES.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
CLINTON OKLAHOMA TO 15 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MINERAL WELLS
TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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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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David Reimer

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