Tornado Watch 199

Issued

May 23, 2016, 2:32 PM CDT (19:32 UTC)

Expired

May 23, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

4 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

95%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

70%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 693May 23, 1:32 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 695May 23, 2:18 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 697May 23, 5:29 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 699May 23, 8:58 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 231930
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SPC WW 231930
TXZ000-240300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 199
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
230 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  WEST TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 PM UNTIL
  1000 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL
    EVENTS TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...ISOLATED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO FORM
ALONG THE DRYLINE OVER WEST TX THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  VERY LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN
RISK WITH STORMS...BUT THE STRONGEST CELLS COULD ALSO PRODUCE A
TORNADO OR TWO.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
CHILDRESS TEXAS TO 55 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF DRYDEN 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.

&&

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025.


...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.