Tornado Watch 252

Issued

Jun 13, 2016, 6:31 PM CDT (23:31 UTC)

Expired

Jun 14, 2016, 12:55 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

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

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 898Jun 13, 4:43 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 899Jun 13, 5:16 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 901Jun 13, 6:12 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 905Jun 13, 8:25 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 910Jun 13, 10:56 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 132326
SEL2  
SPC WW 132326
OKZ000-TXZ000-140700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 252
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
630 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE
  THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 630 PM
  UNTIL 200 AM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING A FEW
SUPERCELLS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL...LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND...AND A
COUPLE TORNADOS...EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE TX PANHANDLE REGION
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...WITH A GENERAL EAST TO EAST-NORTHEAST MOTION
OF OVERALL THREAT.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUYMON
OKLAHOMA TO 65 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF AMARILLO TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 249...WW 250...WW 251...

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
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.


...CORFIDI

Tornado Watches in Texas, 2016Tornado Watches in Oklahoma, 2016Every tornado watch in 2016

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.