Tornado Watch 95

Issued

Apr 22, 2015, 2:56 PM CDT (19:56 UTC)

Expired

Apr 23, 2015, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

90%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

70%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 419Apr 22, 2:07 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 422Apr 22, 6:45 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 423Apr 22, 9:22 PM CDT

923 
WWUS20 KWNS 221954
SEL5  
SPC WW 221954
OKZ000-TXZ000-230300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 95
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
255 PM CDT WED APR 22 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA
  WEST AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 255 PM
  UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3
    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

SUMMARY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP WEST OF
AMARILLO.  THESE STORMS WILL TRACK EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING INTO AN AREA OF INCREASINGLY MOIST/UNSTABLE
AIR.  SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND A
FEW TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 85 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
PLAINVIEW TEXAS TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 94...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28030.


...HART

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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.