Tornado Watch 467

Issued

Aug 26, 2017, 1:48 AM CDT (06:48 UTC)

Expired

Aug 26, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT

In force

11 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 467
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
145 AM CDT Sat Aug 26 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Texas
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Saturday morning and afternoon from 145 AM until
  100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Isolated significant damaging wind gusts to 75 mph possible

SUMMARY...As the center of Hurricane Harvey continues to shift
further inland very slowly, the tornado threat with
northeastern-sector spiral bands and supercells will persist.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
either side of a line from 55 miles north of Victoria TX to 25 miles
south southeast of Port Arthur TX. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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...This tornado watch replaces tornado
watch number 465. Watch number 465 will not be in effect after
145 AM CDT. 

AVIATION...TORNADOES and A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXTREME
TURBULENCE and SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI
WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 04040.


...Edwards

Tornado Watches in Texas, 2017Every tornado watch in 2017

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.