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Tornado Watch 133
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WW0133 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL3
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 133
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1210 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1210 PM UNTIL
   800 PM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 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 65 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
   DALLAS TEXAS TO 15 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF TEMPLE TEXAS.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
   
   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 132...
   
   DISCUSSION...LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
   BECOMING BETTER DEFINED ALONG OR JUST N OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR.  AIR
   MASS ALONG AND S OF THIS BOUNDARY HAS WARMED INTO THE MID-UPPER
   70S...AND WHEN COUPLED WITH DEWPOINTS OF 67-70 F...ENVIRONMENT IS
   ALREADY MODERATELY UNSTABLE WITH MLCAPE OF 2000-2500 J/KG. 
   MOREOVER...CURRENT FWD VAD IS INDICATING 0-1 KM SHEAR OF AROUND 20
   KT...AND 0-6 KM SHEAR OF 60 KT...WHICH WILL SUPPORT DEEP UPDRAFT
   ROTATION.  CURRENT THINKING IS THAT TORNADO THREAT WILL INCREASE
   THIS AFTERNOON WITH MATURE STORMS CROSSING THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
   WHERE LOW-LEVEL SHEAR/VORTICITY IS ENHANCED.  OTHERWISE...EXPECT THE
   MOST INTENSE STORMS TO BE CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL.
   
   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
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22025.
   
   
   ...MEAD
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