Tornado Watch 145

Issued

May 8, 2015, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)

Expired

May 9, 2015, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

70%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

50%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 547May 8, 2:48 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 548May 8, 3:26 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 553May 8, 6:13 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 556May 8, 8:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 558May 8, 10:48 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 145
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
350 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND THE TEXAS BIG BEND

* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 350 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS
    TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
    MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...SCATTERED SUPERCELLS...INCLUDING A FEW THAT MIGHT MERGE
INTO A LARGER SUPERCELL CLUSTER NEAR THE TEXAS BIG BEND THIS
EVENING...EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLE A COUPLE
TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 90 MILES NORTHWEST OF ABILENE
TEXAS TO 25 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF DRYDEN TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 142...WW 143...WW 144...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.


...CORFIDI

Tornado Watches in Texas, 2015Every tornado watch in 2015

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.