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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 291
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
640 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
  Central and southeast Texas

* Effective this Wednesday night from 640 PM until Midnight CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 80 mph possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A large supercell cluster with a history of severe wind
gusts/hail will likely continue east-southeastward for the next few
hours.  The storm environment will favor gusts up to 80 mph and
large hail of 1-2 inches in diameter, in addition to the potential
for a couple of tornadoes with embedded circulations.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
either side of a line from 35 miles south of Temple TX to 50 miles
north northeast of Huntsville TX. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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 286...WW 287...WW
288...WW 289...WW 290...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 29025.

...Thompson