An outbreak of tornadoes, some potentially long-track and violent, is expected today into this evening over portions of northwest Texas into western and central Oklahoma. More-isolated but still potentially dangerous severe weather, including tornadoes, is possible in surrounding parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0195 for Eastern New Mexico, Oklahoma Panhandle, Texas Panhandle and South Plains
  • Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter likely
  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0195

Locations Affected

  • Eastern New Mexico
  • Oklahoma Panhandle
  • Texas Panhandle and South Plains

    • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

    Thunderstorms should grow in coverage and intensify through sunrise and beyond, offering predominantly a large-hail threat for the first few hours, with isolated severe gusts possible. As storms organize further into greater moisture and instability toward sunrise, the damaging-wind risk will increase as well.

    Severe Weather Threats

  • Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter likely
  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

    • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 195
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
155 AM CDT Mon May 20 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Eastern New Mexico
  Oklahoma Panhandle
  Texas Panhandle and South Plains

* Effective this Monday morning from 155 AM until 1000 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms should grow in coverage and intensify
through sunrise and beyond, offering predominantly a large-hail
threat for the first few hours, with isolated severe gusts possible.
 As storms organize further into greater moisture and instability
toward sunrise, the damaging-wind risk will increase as well.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85
statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles east southeast
of Roswell NM to 25 miles north northeast of Guymon OK. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
23035.

...Edwards

    National Risk Overview

    Monday, May 20
    TORNADO: 30%
    HAIL: 45%
    WIND: 45%
    Tuesday, May 21
    ANY SEVERE: 30%
    Wednesday, May 22
    ANY SEVERE: 5%
    Thursday, May 23
    ANY SEVERE: 15%
    Friday, May 24
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Saturday, May 25
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Sunday, May 26
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Monday, May 27
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain

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