Tornado Watch 122

Issued

Apr 28, 2021, 10:22 PM CDT (03:22 UTC)

Expired

Apr 29, 2021, 5:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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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

40%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

60%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 459 Tornado watch 120Apr 28, 7:01 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 462 Tornado watch 121Apr 28, 9:13 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 465 Tornado watch 121...122Apr 28, 11:03 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 122
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1020 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southwest and South-Central Texas

* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1020
  PM until 500 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible

SUMMARY...A combination of semi-discrete intense supercells and
other well-organized clusters of storms will persist into the
overnight with large hail and damaging winds continuing aside from a
tornado risk. This Tornado Watch serves as a replacement for Tornado
Watch 120 which had been scheduled to expire at 11 pm CDT.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
north and south of a line from 100 miles west of Hondo TX to 50
miles east southeast of Austin TX. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 120...WW 121...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 25030.

...Guyer

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.