Skip Navigation Links weather.gov 
NOAA logo-Select to go to the NOAA homepage NOAA's National Weather Service   Select to go to the NWS homepage
Storm Prediction Center
navigation bar left  
  navigation bar end cap


 
USA.gov is the U.S. Government's official Web portal to all Federal, state and local government Web resources and services.

Tornado Watch 196
< Previous WW          Next WW >
  | | | | | |  
WW0196 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

Note:  The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.
Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.
   SEL6
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 196
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   805 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHWEST TEXAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 805 PM UNTIL
   300 AM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 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 75 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 90 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JUNCTION
   TEXAS TO 35 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF ABILENE TEXAS.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
   
   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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
   WATCH NUMBER 193. WATCH NUMBER 193 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER
   805 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 194...WW 195...
   
   DISCUSSION...LONG-LIVED SUPERCELLS ONGOING AT 01Z NEAR I-10 IN
   SUTTON COUNTY WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ESEWD FEEDING ON MODERATE
   INSTABILITY TOWARDS THE TX HILL COUNTRY THROUGH THE LATE EVENING
   BEFORE CAPPING FINALLY WEAKENS THEM.  IN ADDITION...RETREATING DRY
   LINE WILL MAINTAIN INFLUX OF MOIST/UNSTABLE AIR INTO THE WEST TX
   PLAINS/SWRN TX AHEAD OF UPPER TROUGH STILL APPROACHING THE REGION. 
   THIS SUGGESTS POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
   DEVELOPMENT LATER THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT ACROSS REMAINDER OF WW
   WHERE SLY LLJ REMAINS IN PLACE.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025.
   
   
   ...EVANS
Top of Page/Status Messages for this watch/All Current Watches/Forecast Products/Home
Weather Topics:
Watches, Mesoscale Discussions, Outlooks, Fire Weather, All Products, Contact Us
NOAA / National Weather Service
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
Storm Prediction Center
120 David L. Boren Blvd.
Norman, OK 73072 U.S.A.
spc.feedback@noaa.gov
Page last modified: April 27, 2009		 Disclaimer
Information Quality
Credits
Glossary 		Privacy Policy
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
About Us
Career Opportunities