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SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 741
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
710 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTH TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 710 PM
UNTIL 700 AM CDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALICE
TEXAS TO 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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 735. WATCH NUMBER 735 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER
710 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 738...WW 739...WW 740...
DISCUSSION...SOME THREAT STILL EXISTS FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES EITHER
WITHIN THE REMNANT EYEWALL OF DOLLY OR WITHIN FEEDER BAND CONVECTION
SPREADING ACROSS THE TX COAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. STRONGEST
LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL EXIST NEAR THE CENTER AND NORTH AND EAST OF THE
TRACK FORECAST WHERE 50-70KT LOW LEVEL FLOW EXISTS IN THE LOWEST 1KM
OF THE SURFACE. DESPITE GENERAL LACK OF PERSISTENT UPDRAFTS WITH
LIGHTNING...GENERALLY LOW-TOPPED PERSISTENT CORES WITHIN VERY MOIST
TROPICAL AIR MASS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 12025.
...CARBIN
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The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW1
WW 741 TORNADO TX CW 240010Z - 241200Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF LINE..
55NW ALI/ALICE TX/ - 50SE CRP/CORPUS CHRISTI TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM EITHER SIDE /63NE LRD - 48SE CRP/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..0.5 INCH. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 12025.
REPLACES WW 735..TX CW
LAT...LON 29129816 28099641 26439741 27459916
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU1.
Watch 741 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 741
VALID 240935Z - 241040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..07/24/08
ATTN...WFO...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 741
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC025-047-131-175-247-249-261-283-297-311-355-409-469-479-489-
241040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEE BROOKS DUVAL
GOLIAD JIM HOGG JIM WELLS
KENEDY LA SALLE LIVE OAK
MCMULLEN NUECES SAN PATRICIO
VICTORIA WEBB WILLACY
$$
GMZ132-135-155-241040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
GMZ132
GMZ135
GMZ155
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 741
VALID 240555Z - 240640Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..07/24/08
ATTN...WFO...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 741
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC025-047-131-175-247-249-261-283-297-311-355-409-469-479-489-
240640-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEE BROOKS DUVAL
GOLIAD JIM HOGG JIM WELLS
KENEDY LA SALLE LIVE OAK
MCMULLEN NUECES SAN PATRICIO
VICTORIA WEBB WILLACY
$$
GMZ132-135-155-240640-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
GMZ132
GMZ135
GMZ155
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 741
VALID 240435Z - 240540Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SSW VCT
TO 30 NNE CRP TO 25 SE CRP TO 55 SE CRP.
..GOSS..07/24/08
ATTN...WFO...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 741
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC025-047-131-175-247-249-261-283-297-311-355-409-469-479-489-
240540-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEE BROOKS DUVAL
GOLIAD JIM HOGG JIM WELLS
KENEDY LA SALLE LIVE OAK
MCMULLEN NUECES SAN PATRICIO
VICTORIA WEBB WILLACY
$$
GMZ132-135-155-240540-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
GMZ132
GMZ135
GMZ155
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 741
VALID 240330Z - 240440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GOSS..07/24/08
ATTN...WFO...CRP...BRO...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 741
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC025-047-131-175-239-247-249-261-283-297-311-321-355-409-469-
479-489-240440-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEE BROOKS DUVAL
GOLIAD JACKSON JIM HOGG
JIM WELLS KENEDY LA SALLE
LIVE OAK MCMULLEN MATAGORDA
NUECES SAN PATRICIO VICTORIA
WEBB WILLACY
$$
GMZ132-135-155-330-240440-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLOARDO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD TX OUT 20 NM
MATAGORDA BAY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 741
VALID 240250Z - 240340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GOSS..07/24/08
ATTN...WFO...CRP...BRO...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 741
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC025-047-131-175-239-247-249-261-283-297-311-321-355-409-469-
479-489-240340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEE BROOKS DUVAL
GOLIAD JACKSON JIM HOGG
JIM WELLS KENEDY LA SALLE
LIVE OAK MCMULLEN MATAGORDA
NUECES SAN PATRICIO VICTORIA
WEBB WILLACY
$$
GMZ132-135-155-330-240340-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLOARDO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD TX OUT 20 NM
MATAGORDA BAY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 741
VALID 240140Z - 240240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GOSS..07/24/08
ATTN...WFO...CRP...BRO...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 741
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC025-047-131-175-239-247-249-261-283-297-311-321-355-409-469-
479-489-240240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEE BROOKS DUVAL
GOLIAD JACKSON JIM HOGG
JIM WELLS KENEDY LA SALLE
LIVE OAK MCMULLEN MATAGORDA
NUECES SAN PATRICIO VICTORIA
WEBB WILLACY
$$
GMZ132-135-155-330-240240-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLOARDO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD TX OUT 20 NM
MATAGORDA BAY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (30%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (<5%)
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Probability
of 1 or
more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
Mod (30%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (F2-F5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.