Tornado Watch 293

Issued

Jun 12, 2015, 2:47 PM CDT (19:47 UTC)

Expired

Jun 12, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

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

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

60%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 988Jun 12, 1:44 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 990Jun 12, 3:30 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 993Jun 12, 5:39 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 998Jun 12, 8:01 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 293
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
245 PM CDT FRI JUN 12 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO
  WEST TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 245 PM UNTIL
  1000 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5
    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND A FEW SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF
VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE TEXAS SOUTH
PLAINS AND ADJACENT FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO LATER THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH MORE ISOLATED ACTIVITY EXTENDING SOUTH TO THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS. THE STORMS SHOULD MERGE INTO ONE OR TWO SLOWLY-MOVING
CLUSTERS THAT PERSIST WELL INTO THE EVENING.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
PLAINVIEW TEXAS TO 45 MILES SOUTH OF FORT STOCKTON TEXAS.  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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 290...WW 291...WW 292...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30015.


...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.