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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 168

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1025 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Southwest Oklahoma

  Northwest Texas



* Effective this Tuesday night from 1025 PM until Midnight CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A cluster of supercells near the Red River may continue to

support a risk for tornadoes for the next couple of hours.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 25 statute miles

east and west of a line from 45 miles north of Wichita Falls TX to

15 miles southwest of Wichita Falls TX. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU8).



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 164...WW 166...WW 167...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 29015.



...Smith