Tornado Watch 49

Issued

Mar 24, 2021, 9:52 PM CDT (02:52 UTC)

Expired

Mar 25, 2021, 4:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

40%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 243 Tornado watch 47Mar 24, 6:10 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 244 Severe thunderstorm watch 48Mar 24, 7:37 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 245 Severe potential...watch likelyMar 24, 8:15 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 247 Tornado watch 49Mar 24, 10:28 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 249 Tornado watch 49Mar 24, 11:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 250 Tornado watch 49Mar 25, 1:40 AM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 49
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
950 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Central to northeast Texas

* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 950 PM
  until 400 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
    mph possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Multiple clusters of supercells are expected to persist
through the overnight. The potential for more intense clusters
should emanate east-northeast from the Edwards Plateau towards the
I-35 corridor in central Texas.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 60 miles east northeast of Dallas TX to
45 miles east southeast of Del Rio TX. 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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 47...WW 48...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 22030.

...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.