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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 145

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

350 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND THE TEXAS BIG BEND



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 350 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS

    TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75

    MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SCATTERED SUPERCELLS...INCLUDING A FEW THAT MIGHT MERGE

INTO A LARGER SUPERCELL CLUSTER NEAR THE TEXAS BIG BEND THIS

EVENING...EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLE A COUPLE

TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 90 MILES NORTHWEST OF ABILENE

TEXAS TO 25 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF DRYDEN 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 142...WW 143...WW 144...



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

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

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.





...CORFIDI

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056 

WWUS20 KWNS 082047

SEL5

SPC WW 082047

TXZ000-090500-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 145

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

350 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND THE TEXAS BIG BEND



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 350 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS

    TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75

    MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SCATTERED SUPERCELLS...INCLUDING A FEW THAT MIGHT MERGE

INTO A LARGER SUPERCELL CLUSTER NEAR THE TEXAS BIG BEND THIS

EVENING...EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLE A COUPLE

TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 90 MILES NORTHWEST OF ABILENE

TEXAS TO 25 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF DRYDEN 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 142...WW 143...WW 144...



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

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

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.





...CORFIDI

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