Severe Thunderstorm Watch 21

Issued

Mar 13, 2019, 1:51 AM CDT (06:51 UTC)

Expired

Mar 13, 2019, 7:17 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

20%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

2%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 186Mar 13, 12:31 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 188Mar 13, 1:37 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 189Mar 13, 3:03 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 190Mar 13, 4:19 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 192Mar 13, 5:59 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 130648
SEL1  
SPC WW 130648
TXZ000-131400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 21
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
150 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  central and northern Texas

* Effective this Wednesday morning from 150 AM until 900 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms will move rapidly through the
watch area this morning with damaging gusts and the potential for a
tornado or two.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles north of Fort
Worth TX to 5 miles southwest of Temple TX. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).

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 18...WW 19...WW 20...

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

...Bunting

Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Texas, 2019Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2019

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.