Tornado Watch 539

Issued

Nov 16, 2015, 6:10 PM CST (00:10 UTC)

Expired

Nov 17, 2015, 2:00 AM CST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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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

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1952Nov 16, 5:50 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1956Nov 16, 8:07 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1957Nov 16, 8:16 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1959Nov 16, 10:19 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 170008
SEL9  
SPC WW 170008
NMZ000-TXZ000-170800-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 539
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
610 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  FAR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
  SOUTHWEST TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 610 PM
  UNTIL 200 AM CST.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
    MPH POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
STRENGTH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS WATCH AREA THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY...WITH THE ACTIVITY ALSO LIKELY TO ACCELERATE EASTWARD WITH
TIME.  TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO AN INCREASING RISK FOR DAMAGING
WIND AND SEVERE HAIL...EXPECTED.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES NORTH OF BIG SPRING
TEXAS TO 75 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF FORT STOCKTON TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 537...WW 538...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22045.


...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.