Tornado Watch 190

Issued

May 19, 2015, 5:56 PM CDT (22:56 UTC)

Expired

May 19, 2015, 11:51 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

Counties Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Denton County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Erath County, TX, Hood County, TX, Jack County, TX, Montague County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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

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

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 698May 19, 2:30 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 700May 19, 3:51 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 701May 19, 5:31 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 703May 19, 7:15 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 704May 19, 9:18 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 705May 19, 11:15 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 192251
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SPC WW 192251
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 190
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
555 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 555 PM UNTIL
  1000 PM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING OVER NORTH CENTRAL TX BETWEEN
ABILENE AND WICHITA FALLS. THESE STORMS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...POSING A THREAT OF
LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
MINERAL WELLS TEXAS TO 50 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF FORT WORTH
TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 189...

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
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.


...HART

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.