Tornado Watch 49

Issued

Mar 13, 2020, 2:24 PM MDT (20:24 UTC)

Expired

Mar 13, 2020, 11:00 PM MDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

70%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

70%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 177Mar 13, 12:49 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 178Mar 13, 4:26 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 179Mar 13, 6:52 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 180Mar 13, 8:32 PM MDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 49
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
325 PM CDT Fri Mar 13 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeast New Mexico
  Far West Texas

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 325 PM until
  1000 PM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...Scattered supercells should develop off the higher terrain
of Far West Texas and southeast New Mexico into early evening. Large
hail, some significant, and a few tornadoes are the primary hazards,
particularly across the Pecos Valley.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
north and south of a line from 65 miles northeast of Dryden TX to 60
miles west southwest of Roswell NM. 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 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24040.

...Grams

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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.