Tornado Watch 541

Issued

Nov 16, 2015, 10:45 PM CST (04:45 UTC)

Expired

Nov 17, 2015, 6:00 AM CST

In force

7 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

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1959Nov 16, 10:19 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1960Nov 17, 12:58 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1961Nov 17, 2:17 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1962Nov 17, 4:18 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 170440
SEL1  
SPC WW 170440
TXZ000-170900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 541
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1030 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 1030 PM
  UNTIL 300 AM CST.

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

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS NOW EXITING THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS AND
APPROACHING WESTERN PARTS OF THE HILL COUNTRY / NORTHWEST TEXAS
EXPECTED TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN AND MERGE INTO A MORE SOLID LINE
BETWEEN NOW AND SUNRISE. AS THE LINE CONTINUES EASTWARD...A RISK
WILL EXIST FOR DAMAGING WIND...ISOLATED TORNADOES...AND MARGINALLY
SEVERE HAIL.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 100 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES EAST OF WICHITA FALLS
TEXAS TO 60 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BROWNWOOD TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 537. WATCH NUMBER 537 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER
1030 PM CST. CONTINUE...WW 539...WW 540...

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.