Tornado Watch 121

Issued

Apr 26, 2015, 4:54 PM CDT (21:54 UTC)

Expired

Apr 26, 2015, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

4 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

70%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

70%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 468Apr 26, 2:54 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 471Apr 26, 5:51 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 475Apr 26, 9:29 PM CDT

541 
WWUS20 KWNS 262152
SEL1  
SPC WW 262152
TXZ000-270400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 121
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
455 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 455 PM UNTIL
  1100 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 4
    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...SCATTERED SUPERCELLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE
EVENING...WITH A CONTINUED RISK FOR TORNADOES...VERY LARGE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING GUSTS.  A STRONG TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER
THIS EVENING AS LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND SHEAR INCREASE.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
MINERAL WELLS TEXAS TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TEMPLE TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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 119...WW 120...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27020.


...THOMPSON

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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.