Tornado Watch 113

Issued

Apr 30, 2019, 2:19 PM CDT (19:19 UTC)

Expired

Apr 30, 2019, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

80%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

60%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 480Apr 30, 1:53 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 482Apr 30, 2:56 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 485Apr 30, 5:21 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 487Apr 30, 6:47 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 489Apr 30, 9:41 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 113
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
220 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  North Central Texas

* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until
  1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to develop and intensify over
north-central Texas this afternoon in a very moist and unstable
environment.  Large hail is the primary threat, but conditions are
favorable for a tornado or two in the strongest cells through the
early evening.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Sherman TX
to 45 miles south southeast of Stephenville TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 111...WW 112...

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 24035.

...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.