

929 

WWUS20 KWNS 221954

SEL5

SPC WW 221954

OKZ000-TXZ000-230300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 95

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

255 PM CDT WED APR 22 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA

  WEST AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 255 PM

  UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3

    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY



SUMMARY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP WEST OF

AMARILLO.  THESE STORMS WILL TRACK EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE

AFTERNOON AND EVENING INTO AN AREA OF INCREASINGLY MOIST/UNSTABLE

AIR.  SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND A

FEW TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 85 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF

PLAINVIEW TEXAS TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 94...



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28030.





...HART



923 

WWUS20 KWNS 221954

SEL5

SPC WW 221954

OKZ000-TXZ000-230300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 95

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

255 PM CDT WED APR 22 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA

  WEST AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 255 PM

  UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3

    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY



SUMMARY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP WEST OF

AMARILLO.  THESE STORMS WILL TRACK EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE

AFTERNOON AND EVENING INTO AN AREA OF INCREASINGLY MOIST/UNSTABLE

AIR.  SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND A

FEW TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 85 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF

PLAINVIEW TEXAS TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 94...



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28030.





...HART

