Tornado Watch 192

Issued

May 27, 2014, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2014, 9:29 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

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

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 730May 27, 3:13 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 732May 27, 5:30 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 740May 27, 8:45 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 272049
SEL2  
SPC WW 272049
TXZ000-CWZ000-280400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 192
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
340 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTH TEXAS
  COASTAL WATERS

* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 340 PM UNTIL
  1100 PM CDT.

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

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
AUSTIN TEXAS TO 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 190...WW 191...

DISCUSSION...SCTD TSTMS/SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO FORM INVOF MCS
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY INTERSECTIONS OVER S TX THROUGH EARLY-MID EVE. WITH
SFC HEATING AND CONTINUED MOISTURE INFLOW HAVING BOOSTED BUOYANCY ON
IMMEDIATE COOL SIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES...STORMS THAT INITIATE ALONG
OR JUST W OF BOUNDARIES MAY DEVELOP ENHANCED LOW-LVL MESOCYCLONES
AND A POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL/LOCALLY DMGG WIND GIVEN FAVORABLE
ORIENTATION OF BOUNDARY SEGMENTS WITH RESPECT TO WNWLY DEEP SHEAR.

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
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30025.


...CORFIDI

Tornado Watches in Texas, 2014Every tornado watch in 2014

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.