Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
505 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL CARSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
  POTTER COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
  NORTH CENTRAL RANDALL COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 503 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL
  SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
  LOCATED 12 MILES EAST OF VALLEY DE ORO...OR 16 MILES NORTH OF
  AMARILLO...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AMARILLO...           PANTEX...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 115 AND 123.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND 77.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3532 10151 3507 10193 3543 10205 3555 10187
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 322DEG 8KT 3542 10189

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