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WWUS20 KWNS 262152

SEL1

SPC WW 262152

TXZ000-270400-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 121

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

455 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 455 PM UNTIL

  1100 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 4

    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SCATTERED SUPERCELLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE

EVENING...WITH A CONTINUED RISK FOR TORNADOES...VERY LARGE

HAIL...AND DAMAGING GUSTS.  A STRONG TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER

THIS EVENING AS LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND SHEAR INCREASE.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

MINERAL WELLS TEXAS TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TEMPLE TEXAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 119...WW 120...



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

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

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27020.





...THOMPSON

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541 

WWUS20 KWNS 262152

SEL1

SPC WW 262152

TXZ000-270400-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 121

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

455 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 455 PM UNTIL

  1100 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 4

    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SCATTERED SUPERCELLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE

EVENING...WITH A CONTINUED RISK FOR TORNADOES...VERY LARGE

HAIL...AND DAMAGING GUSTS.  A STRONG TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER

THIS EVENING AS LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND SHEAR INCREASE.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

MINERAL WELLS TEXAS TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TEMPLE TEXAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 119...WW 120...



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

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

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27020.





...THOMPSON

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