Tornado Watch 8

Issued

Jan 15, 2017, 6:00 PM CST (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Jan 16, 2017, 12:00 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

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

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 54Jan 15, 3:00 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 55Jan 15, 5:20 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 56Jan 15, 6:36 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 57Jan 15, 8:10 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 58Jan 15, 10:58 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 152357
SEL8  
SPC WW 152357
TXZ000-160600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 8
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
600 PM CST Sun Jan 15 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  central/north-central Texas

* Effective this Sunday night from 600 PM until Midnight CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Isolated supercells will be possible generally near the
I-35 corridor of central/north-central Texas this evening ahead of
an east/northeastward-moving squall line across west-central Texas.
Sufficient low-level moisture and shear will support the possibility
of a couple of tornadoes aside from damaging winds.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 10 miles north northeast of Fort Worth
TX to 45 miles west of New Braunfels TX. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU8).

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 7...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.

...Guyer

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.