Tornado Watch 650

Issued

Jul 20, 2005, 9:40 AM CDT (14:40 UTC)

Expired

Jul 20, 2005, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Brooks County, TX, Cameron County, TX, Duval County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Jim Hogg County, TX, Jim Wells County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX, Starr County, TX, Webb County, TX, Willacy County, TX, Zapata County, TX

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1794Jul 20, 9:24 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1797 Tornado watch 650Jul 20, 12:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1800Jul 20, 5:08 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 201442
SEL0  
SPC WW 201442
TXZ000-CWZ000-210000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 650
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
940 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 

       SOUTH TEXAS
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 940 AM UNTIL 700
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH OF LAREDO TEXAS TO
65 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 648. WATCH NUMBER 648 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 940
AM CDT. 

DISCUSSION...WHILE HURRICANE EMILY WILL WEAKEN OVER NERN
MEXICO...SHEAR WILL REMAIN VERY FAVORABLE FOR POTENTIAL OF ISOLATED
TORNADOES THRU THE AFTERNOON AS FEEDER BANDS CONTINUE TO MOVE
ONSHORE.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 09050.


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