Tornado Watch 403

Issued

Jul 26, 2020, 7:51 AM CDT (12:51 UTC)

Expired

Jul 26, 2020, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

14 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

Counties Brooks County, TX, Cameron County, TX, Duval County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Jim Hogg County, TX, Jim Wells County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX, San Patricio County, TX, Starr County, TX, Webb County, TX, Willacy County, TX, Zapata County, TX

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:55 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

10%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

5%

Ten or more severe hail reports

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

20%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1343 Tornado watch 402Jul 26, 6:45 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1344 Tornado watch 403Jul 26, 12:13 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1347 Tornado watch 403Jul 26, 7:36 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 403
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
745 AM CDT Sun Jul 26 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  South Texas
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Sunday morning and evening from 745 AM until
  1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible

SUMMARY...The tornado threat will spread westward across affected
parts of south Texas through the afternoon, within the northeastern
sector of Tropical Storm Hanna, as the cyclone's center moves into
the higher terrain of Mexico.  Tornado potential should diminish
this evening with weakening of both environmental buoyancy and of
Hanna's overall wind fields.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 20 miles southeast of Mcallen TX to 35
miles northwest of Alice 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...This tornado watch replaces tornado
watch number 402. Watch number 402 will not be in effect after
745 AM CDT. 

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 15040.

...Edwards

Tornado Watches in Texas, 2020Every tornado watch in 2020

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.