Tornado Watch 20

Issued

Mar 13, 2021, 2:26 PM CST (20:26 UTC)

Expired

Mar 13, 2021, 9:00 PM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

80%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

60%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

60%

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

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 163 Severe potential...watch likelyMar 13, 11:48 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 165 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyMar 13, 1:52 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 166 Severe potential...watch likelyMar 13, 2:39 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 167 Tornado watch 19...20Mar 13, 3:46 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 168 Tornado watch 19Mar 13, 4:10 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 169 Tornado watch 20Mar 13, 5:46 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 173 Tornado watch 20...21Mar 13, 8:42 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 20
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
225 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northwest Texas

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 225 PM until
  900 PM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
    mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
    inches in diameter likely

SUMMARY...Multiple supercells and clusters are expected to evolve
northeast across the Texas Panhandle and adjacent portion of the
South Plains. Tornadoes and large hail will be most likely with
cells that able to remain mostly discrete. While the potential for
damaging winds will increase as storms become more linear this
evening.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
east and west of a line from 60 miles northeast of Borger TX to 105
miles south southwest of Childress 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 19...

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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 22040.

...Grams

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.