Tornado Watch 133

Issued

May 6, 2015, 1:23 PM CDT (18:23 UTC)

Expired

May 6, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 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

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

90%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 515May 6, 1:03 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 516May 6, 1:09 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 517May 6, 1:46 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 520May 6, 3:27 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 521May 6, 5:25 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 525May 6, 6:34 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 527May 6, 8:08 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 133
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
125 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  WESTERN OKLAHOMA
  WESTERN NORTH TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 125 PM
  UNTIL 900 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL
    EVENTS TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

SUMMARY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHWEST OK AND WESTERN NORTH TX THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MORE
ISOLATED ACTIVITY POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH. 
ANY STORM THAT FORMS WILL POSE A RISK OF VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS...AND PERHAPS TORNADOES.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
MINERAL WELLS TEXAS TO 5 MILES NORTH OF ALVA OKLAHOMA.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.


...HART

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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.