Tornado Watch 119

Issued

Apr 26, 2015, 1:06 PM CDT (18:06 UTC)

Expired

Apr 26, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

Two or more tornadoes

50%

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

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 465Apr 26, 10:55 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 468Apr 26, 2:54 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 471Apr 26, 5:51 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 473Apr 26, 6:44 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 474Apr 26, 7:10 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 119
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
105 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  NORTHWEST AND WEST-CENTRAL TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 105 PM UNTIL
  800 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5
    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ALONG THE DRYLINE ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME SUPERCELLS AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. 
LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD INITIALLY WITH AN INCREASING
RISK FOR A FEW TORNADOES AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
WICHITA FALLS TEXAS TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROWNWOOD TEXAS. 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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.

&&

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22030.


...MEAD

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