Tornado Watch 518

Issued

Oct 10, 2021, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)

Expired

Oct 11, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1821 Severe potential...watch possibleOct 10, 3:46 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1825 Tornado watch 518Oct 10, 8:11 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1826 Tornado watch 518Oct 10, 10:16 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1828 Tornado watch 518...520Oct 11, 12:58 AM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 518
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
610 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Oklahoma
  North central and central Texas

* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 610 PM
  until 200 AM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...Storms are expected to intensify along a progressive
Pacific cold front across northwest Texas and become severe as they
continue through north central and central TX this evening. All
severe hazards are possible with this activity.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 120 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles west of Brownwood TX to 50
miles southeast of Durant OK. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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 516...WW 517...

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.

...Dial

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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.