Tornado Watch 211

Issued

May 2, 2007, 3:43 PM CDT (20:43 UTC)

Expired

May 2, 2007, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

50%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 647May 2, 12:39 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 648May 2, 2:38 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 654 Tornado watch 211May 2, 6:54 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 655May 2, 7:24 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 657May 2, 9:30 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 022042
SEL1  
SPC WW 022042
TXZ000-030300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 211
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
345 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007

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

       PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 345 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 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 80 STATUTE
MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
STEPHENVILLE TEXAS TO 55 MILES EAST OF CORSICANA TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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 209...WW 210...

DISCUSSION...SEVERE SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS MOVING
RAPIDLY EWD ACROSS NWRN TX.  WHILE PRIMARY THREAT WITH SQUALL LINE
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH
SUPERCELLS GIVEN THE VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS AND LOW LCLS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.


...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.