Tornado Watch 188

Issued

May 26, 2014, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2014, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 711May 26, 2:44 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 715May 26, 6:02 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 718May 26, 8:04 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 721May 26, 10:21 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 262008
SEL8  
SPC WW 262008
TXZ000-270400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 188
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
305 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 305 PM UNTIL
  1100 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS
    TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTHEAST OF LUBBOCK
TEXAS TO 30 MILES WEST OF DEL RIO TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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 187...

DISCUSSION...TSTMS NOW FORMING ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY SEGMENTS AND
LEE TROUGH/DRY LINE IN W CNTRL AND SW TX RESPECTIVELY SHOULD
INCREASE IN NUMBER AND STRENGTH AS SFC HEATING CONTINUES AHEAD OF
MAIN VORT LOBE ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRESSIVE ERN NM UPR LOW. AMPLE
DEEP SHEAR SHOULD EXIST FOR SUPERCELLS WITH SVR HAIL THROUGH THIS
EVE...ESPECIALLY FROM THE SRN PART OF THE TX SOUTH PLNS TO THE BIG
BEND REGION. WHILE LOW-LVL SHEAR SHOULD REMAIN MODEST...LIKELIHOOD
FOR A FEW DISCRETE OR SEMI-DISCRETE STORMS AMIDST INCREASING DEEP
SHEAR AND PERSISTENT...FAIRLY MOIST SELY LOW-LVL FLOW MAY FOSTER
LOW-LVL MESOS AND A POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28020.


...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.