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WWUS20 KWNS 191901
SEL5
SPC WW 191901
TXZ000-200200-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 295
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
205 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2025
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTH TEXAS
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 205 PM UNTIL
900 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY
WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND SCATTERED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 4
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
SUMMARY...SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WILL INTENSIFY ALONG A DRYLINE
OVER WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS
THE RED RIVER VALLEY. VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES ARE THE MAIN
CONCERNS. STRONG TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 40 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MINERAL
WELLS TX TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF PARIS TX. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION
OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU5).
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.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 292...WW 293...WW 294...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 23030.
...HART
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