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Tornado Watch 29
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WW0029 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 29
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   130 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING FROM 130 AM UNTIL 900 AM CST.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 95 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
   TEMPLE TEXAS TO 55 MILES WEST OF NEW BRAUNFELS TEXAS.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   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 28...
   
   DISCUSSION...TSTMS NOW FORMING ALONG WARM SECTOR CONFLUENCE ZONE IN
   THE ERN/SRN TX HILL COUNTRY EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
   POSSIBLY STRENGTH AS THEY MOVE/DEVELOP GENERALLY ENE THROUGH MID
   MORNING. ACTIVITY WILL ENCOUNTER INCREASINGLY RICH LOW-LVL
   MOISTURE...WHILE 700 MB WSW FLOW INCREASES TO AOA 50 KTS IN
   CONJUNCTION WITH SHORTWAVE TROUGH EJECTING ENEWD ACROSS THE CNTRL HI
   PLNS. WITH THE STORMS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SEMI-DISCRETE...A THREAT
   MAY DEVELOP FOR A TORNADO OR TWO...IN ADDITION TO DMGG WIND/SVR
   HAIL...BEFORE PACIFIC FRONT SQLN TO THEIR WEST OVERTAKES THE STORMS
   LATER IN THE MORNING.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.
   
   
   ...CORFIDI
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