Tornado Watch 3

Issued

Jan 10, 2020, 1:20 PM CST (19:20 UTC)

Expired

Jan 11, 2020, 12:00 AM CST

In force

11 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

50%

Ten or more severe wind reports

90%

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

80%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

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• Mesoscale Discussion 20Jan 10, 6:30 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 21Jan 10, 7:30 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 3
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
115 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  North Central Texas

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 115 PM until
  900 PM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter likely
  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will rapidly develop this afternoon and
affect the watch area through the evening.  The strongest cells will
be capable of damaging wind gusts, large hail, and a few tornadoes. 
Strong tornadoes are possible.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 5 miles northeast of Durant OK to 25
miles southeast of Temple 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 1...WW 2...

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.

...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.