Tornado Watch 29

Issued

Feb 10, 2013, 1:33 AM CST (07:33 UTC)

Expired

Feb 10, 2013, 7:49 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:35 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

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

20%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 132Feb 10, 12:41 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 135Feb 10, 5:12 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 100735
SEL9  
SPC WW 100735
TXZ000-101500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 29
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
130 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

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

       CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING FROM 130 AM UNTIL 900 AM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 95 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
TEMPLE TEXAS TO 55 MILES WEST OF NEW BRAUNFELS 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 28...

DISCUSSION...TSTMS NOW FORMING ALONG WARM SECTOR CONFLUENCE ZONE IN
THE ERN/SRN TX HILL COUNTRY EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
POSSIBLY STRENGTH AS THEY MOVE/DEVELOP GENERALLY ENE THROUGH MID
MORNING. ACTIVITY WILL ENCOUNTER INCREASINGLY RICH LOW-LVL
MOISTURE...WHILE 700 MB WSW FLOW INCREASES TO AOA 50 KTS IN
CONJUNCTION WITH SHORTWAVE TROUGH EJECTING ENEWD ACROSS THE CNTRL HI
PLNS. WITH THE STORMS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SEMI-DISCRETE...A THREAT
MAY DEVELOP FOR A TORNADO OR TWO...IN ADDITION TO DMGG WIND/SVR
HAIL...BEFORE PACIFIC FRONT SQLN TO THEIR WEST OVERTAKES THE STORMS
LATER IN THE MORNING.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.


...CORFIDI

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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.