Tornado Watch 209

Issued

May 2, 2007, 12:50 PM CDT (17:50 UTC)

Expired

May 2, 2007, 6:53 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

50%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 644May 2, 10:11 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 647May 2, 12:39 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 649May 2, 3:08 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 651May 2, 5:08 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 653May 2, 6:05 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 021750
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SPC WW 021750
TXZ000-030100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 209
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1250 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007

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

       CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1250 PM UNTIL
800 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES 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 EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
BROWNWOOD TEXAS TO 30 MILES WEST OF DEL RIO TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 208...

DISCUSSION...ONGOING SEVERE MCS OVER SWRN TX EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
FURTHER DURING AFTERNOON AS AIRMASS ACROSS WATCH AREA WILL BECOME
VERY UNSTABLE.  GIVEN THE FAVORABLE VEERING SHEAR
PROFILES...SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED  INCLUDING VERY LARGE HAIL AND
POSSIBLE TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025.


...HALES

Tornado Watches in Texas, 2007Every tornado watch in 2007

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.