Tornado Watch 429

Issued

Nov 30, 2018, 5:23 PM CST (23:23 UTC)

Expired

Dec 1, 2018, 1:00 AM CST

In force

8 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

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

50%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1675Nov 30, 11:20 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 429
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
520 PM CST Fri Nov 30 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  central and eastern Oklahoma
  parts of North Texas

* Effective this Friday afternoon from 520 PM until Midnight CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2 inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Strong/severe thunderstorms are forecast to continue to
develop over the next few hours, and move quickly northeastward
across Oklahoma and North Texas.  Large hail and damaging winds will
be possible with stronger storms, as well as risk for a few
tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 20 miles west southwest of Fort Worth
TX to 35 miles north northeast of Chandler OK. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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.

&&

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 22040.

...Goss

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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.