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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 157

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

100 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  North and central Texas



* Effective this Sunday morning from 100 AM until 700 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A squall line will continue to move eastward through the

early morning hours with the potential to produce occasional

damaging winds of 60-70 mph and isolated large hail to 1 inch

diameter.  A couple of tornadoes may also occur with embedded

circulations, or with isolated cells merging into the line.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 30 miles east northeast of Sherman TX

to 55 miles west of Temple TX. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 152...WW 153...WW

154...WW 155...WW 156...



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

surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 27035.



...Thompson