

170 

WWUS20 KWNS 172355

SEL0

SPC WW 172355

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 70

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

655 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL PLAIN

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 655 PM

  UNTIL 200 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75

    MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH

LATE TONIGHT ALONG A ROUGHLY WEST-EAST AXIS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH

TEXAS...POSING PERIODIC THREATS FOR LARGE HAIL...HIGH WIND...AND A

COUPLE TORNADOES.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE

MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF LAREDO TEXAS TO

40 MILES EAST OF PALACIOS TEXAS.  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 67...WW 68...WW 69...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26025.





...CORFIDI



981 

WWUS20 KWNS 172355

SEL0

SPC WW 172355

TXZ000-CWZ000-180700-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 70

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

655 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL PLAIN

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 655 PM

  UNTIL 200 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75

    MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH

LATE TONIGHT ALONG A ROUGHLY WEST-EAST AXIS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH

TEXAS...POSING PERIODIC THREATS FOR LARGE HAIL...HIGH WIND...AND A

COUPLE TORNADOES.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE

MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF LAREDO TEXAS TO

40 MILES EAST OF PALACIOS TEXAS.  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 67...WW 68...WW 69...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26025.





...CORFIDI

