Tornado Watch 211

Issued

May 26, 2021, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

60%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 751 Severe potential...watch possibleMay 26, 3:24 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 757 Tornado watch 210...211May 26, 7:32 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 759 Tornado watch 211May 26, 11:26 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 211
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
515 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northwestern Oklahoma and central/eastern Oklahoma Panhandle
  Texas Panhandle

* Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 515 PM until Midnight
  CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3.5
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms, including a few supercells, will
pose a threat for a couple tornadoes, along with very large hail and
isolated damaging gusts through this evening.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles southwest of Plainview TX to
75 miles east northeast of Guymon OK. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).

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 205...WW 206...WW
207...WW 208...WW 209...WW 210...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 23025.

...Edwards

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.