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WWUS20 KWNS 291728

SEL8

SPC WW 291728

TXZ000-292300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 8

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1130 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       CNTRL AND N CNTRL TEXAS



EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1130 AM UNTIL

500 PM CST.



HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70

MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH

SOUTHWEST OF JUNCTION TEXAS TO 20 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF SHERMAN

TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED

WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE

FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY

DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 5...WW 6...WW 7...



DISCUSSION...STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FORM AND MATURE ALONG THE COLD

FRONT AIDED BY DAYTIME HEATING AND COOLING ALOFT. STRONG DEEP LAYER

SHEAR/LONG HODOGRAPHS WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL

AND PERHAPS A FEW SMALL BOWS WITH DAMAGING WINDS. VEERING LOW LEVEL

WINDS AS WELL AS LINEAR FORCING MECHANISM SHOULD MINIMIZE TORNADO

THREAT.



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 23035.





...JEWELL/THOMPSON

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WWUS20 KWNS 291728 CCA

SEL8

SPC WW 291728 CCA

TXZ000-292300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 8...CORRECTED

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1130 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013



CORRECTED FOR GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1130 AM UNTIL

500 PM CST.



HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70

MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH

SOUTHWEST OF JUNCTION TEXAS TO 20 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF SHERMAN

TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED

WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE

FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY

DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 5...WW 6...WW 7...



DISCUSSION...STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FORM AND MATURE ALONG THE COLD

FRONT AIDED BY DAYTIME HEATING AND COOLING ALOFT. STRONG DEEP LAYER

SHEAR/LONG HODOGRAPHS WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL

AND PERHAPS A FEW SMALL BOWS WITH DAMAGING WINDS. VEERING LOW LEVEL

WINDS AS WELL AS LINEAR FORCING MECHANISM SHOULD MINIMIZE TORNADO

THREAT.



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 23035.





...JEWELL/THOMPSON

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