Tornado Watch 120

Issued

Apr 28, 2021, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)

Expired

Apr 28, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

90%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

80%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 453 Severe potential...watch likelyApr 28, 2:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 457 Tornado watch 120Apr 28, 5:41 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 459 Tornado watch 120Apr 28, 7:01 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 462 Tornado watch 121Apr 28, 9:13 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 120
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
310 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southwest Texas

* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 310 PM
  until 1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 3
    inches in diameter likely
  Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 80 mph possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to develop over northern Mexico
and track northeastward across the watch area this afternoon and
evening.  Supercells capable of very large hail, damaging winds, and
a few tornadoes are expected.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
north and south of a line from Del Rio TX to 60 miles north
northeast of Hondo TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the
associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 118...WW 119...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.

...Hart

Tornado Watches in Texas, 2021Every tornado watch in 2021

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.