Tornado Watch 91

Issued

Apr 15, 2016, 1:57 PM MDT (19:57 UTC)

Expired

Apr 15, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 202 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 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

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

70%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

50%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 385Apr 15, 1:38 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 390Apr 15, 5:51 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 392Apr 15, 8:07 PM MDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 151954
SEL1  
SPC WW 151954
COZ000-KSZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-160300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 91
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
255 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHEAST COLORADO
  SOUTHWEST KANSAS
  OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE
  TEXAS PANHANDLE

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

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

SUMMARY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG A LINE FROM SOUTHEAST CO INTO THE WESTERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...TRACKING EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING.  VERY LARGE HAIL MAY OCCUR IN THE STRONGER CELLS...AS WELL
AS A RISK OF A FEW TORNADOES.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAMAR
COLORADO TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF AMARILLO 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...CONTINUE...WW 89...WW 90...

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 23035.


...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.