Tornado Watch 196

Issued

May 23, 2015, 3:04 PM CDT (20:04 UTC)

Expired

May 23, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

55 kt

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

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

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 724May 23, 2:02 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 726May 23, 5:04 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 728May 23, 6:06 PM CDT

762 
WWUS20 KWNS 232001
SEL6  
SPC WW 232001
TXZ000-240200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 196
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
300 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS INCLUDING THE MIDDLE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY

* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM UNTIL
  900 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND ADJACENT NORTHERN
MEXICO...WITH SEVERE RISK INCREASING ACROSS THIS AREA.  LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF
TORNADOES INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 120 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
BIG SPRING TEXAS TO 60 MILES SOUTH OF DRYDEN TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 194...WW 195...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23030.


...GOSS

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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.