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WWUS20 KWNS 041905

SEL9

SPC WW 041905

TXZ000-050100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 129

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

205 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHWEST TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 205 PM UNTIL

  800 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3

    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS

    TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...ISOLATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP

OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST TX THIS AFTERNOON AND AFFECT THE WATCH AREA.

 INCREASING MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT WILL POSE A RISK OF

VERY LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINK

TEXAS TO 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DRYDEN TEXAS.  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 128...



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 25030.





...HART



927 

WWUS20 KWNS 041905

SEL9

SPC WW 041905

TXZ000-050100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 129

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

205 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHWEST TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 205 PM UNTIL

  800 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3

    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS

    TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...ISOLATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP

OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST TX THIS AFTERNOON AND AFFECT THE WATCH AREA.

 INCREASING MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT WILL POSE A RISK OF

VERY LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINK

TEXAS TO 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DRYDEN TEXAS.  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 128...



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 25030.





...HART

