Tornado Watch 200

Issued

May 23, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT (03:00 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2015, 4:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:04 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

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

10%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 729May 23, 6:37 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 731May 23, 8:57 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 732May 23, 9:46 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 734May 23, 11:32 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 738May 24, 3:16 AM CDT

680 
WWUS20 KWNS 240258
SEL0  
SPC WW 240258
TXZ000-240900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 200
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1000 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  EAST CENTRAL AND NORTH TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 1000 PM
  UNTIL 400 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...A CLUSTER OF STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED TO MOVE/DEVELOP NORTHEAST FROM THE AUSTIN AREA TOWARD WACO
AND PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. OTHER...MORE ISOLATED
STORMS MAY STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THE CLUSTER. THE STORMS MAY YIELD
OCCASIONAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
SHERMAN TEXAS TO 55 MILES EAST OF NEW BRAUNFELS 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 197...WW 198...WW 199...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21030.


...CORFIDI

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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.