Tornado Watch 200

Issued

May 9, 2017, 2:23 PM MDT (20:23 UTC)

Expired

May 9, 2017, 10:00 PM MDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

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

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 670May 9, 1:16 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 672May 9, 5:12 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 673May 9, 5:24 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 675May 9, 7:41 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 677May 9, 9:17 PM MDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 200
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
220 PM MDT Tue May 9 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Eastern New Mexico
  West Texas

* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until
  1000 PM MDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense 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 and/or move
into parts of eastern New Mexico and west Texas this afternoon and
evening.  Supercells capable of very large hail and a few tornadoes
appear to be the main threat.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles southwest of Wink TX to 20
miles west northwest of Clayton NM. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 199...

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 23030.

...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.