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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 122

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

540 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  PARTS OF THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL PLAIN

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 540 PM UNTIL

  1000 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...ISOLATED SUPERCELL IN WHARTON COUNTY WILL LIKELY PERSIST

WHILE MOVING GENERALLY EWD/ESEWD TOWARD THE AREA IMMEDIATELY S OF

HOUSTON.  THE STORM ENVIRONMENT WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN

SUPERCELL STRUCTURES...WITH AN ATTENDANT RISK FOR ISOLATED VERY

LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH A TORNADO OR TWO FOR THE NEXT

FEW HOURS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 35 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

PALACIOS TEXAS TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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...WW 121...



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

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

600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28015.





...THOMPSON

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652 

WWUS20 KWNS 262237

SEL2

SPC WW 262237

TXZ000-CWZ000-270300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 122

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

540 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  PARTS OF THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL PLAIN

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 540 PM UNTIL

  1000 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...ISOLATED SUPERCELL IN WHARTON COUNTY WILL LIKELY PERSIST

WHILE MOVING GENERALLY EWD/ESEWD TOWARD THE AREA IMMEDIATELY S OF

HOUSTON.  THE STORM ENVIRONMENT WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN

SUPERCELL STRUCTURES...WITH AN ATTENDANT RISK FOR ISOLATED VERY

LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH A TORNADO OR TWO FOR THE NEXT

FEW HOURS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 35 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

PALACIOS TEXAS TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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...WW 121...



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

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

600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28015.





...THOMPSON

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