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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 100
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
210 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND NORTH TEXAS
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 210 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...SCATTERED STORMS FORMING OVER THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN
WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE BIG
COUNTRY TO NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS. ADDITIONALLY...A FEW DISCRETE STORMS
SHOULD DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES WEST OF SAN ANGELO
TEXAS TO 70 MILES NORTHEAST OF CORSICANA TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 99...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
...GRAMS/MEAD
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW0
WW 100 TORNADO TX 241910Z - 250300Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
40W SJT/SAN ANGELO TX/ - 70NE CRS/CORSICANA TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM N/S /37W SJT - 45WNW GGG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
LAT...LON 32450118 33839555 31659555 30280118
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 100 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 100
VALID 250055Z - 250140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NNE JCT
TO 25 S DAL TO 25 E DAL TO 25 SE DUA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 442
..DIAL..04/25/15
ATTN...WFO...FWD...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 100
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC001-027-035-099-119-139-145-161-193-213-217-223-231-257-281-
293-309-333-349-379-397-411-467-250140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BELL BOSQUE
CORYELL DELTA ELLIS
FALLS FREESTONE HAMILTON
HENDERSON HILL HOPKINS
HUNT KAUFMAN LAMPASAS
LIMESTONE MCLENNAN MILLS
NAVARRO RAINS ROCKWALL
SAN SABA VAN ZANDT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 100
VALID 242355Z - 250040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 65 SW SJT TO
20 ESE SEP TO 40 N FTW.
..DIAL..04/24/15
ATTN...WFO...FWD...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 100
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC001-027-035-085-099-113-119-121-139-145-161-193-213-217-223-
231-251-257-281-293-307-309-327-333-349-379-397-411-413-439-467-
250040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BELL BOSQUE
COLLIN CORYELL DALLAS
DELTA DENTON ELLIS
FALLS FREESTONE HAMILTON
HENDERSON HILL HOPKINS
HUNT JOHNSON KAUFMAN
LAMPASAS LIMESTONE MCCULLOCH
MCLENNAN MENARD MILLS
NAVARRO RAINS ROCKWALL
SAN SABA SCHLEICHER TARRANT
VAN ZANDT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 100
VALID 242235Z - 242340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 60 WSW SJT
TO 30 NNE SJT TO 45 NW ABI.
..ROGERS..04/24/15
ATTN...WFO...FWD...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 100
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC001-027-035-049-059-083-085-093-095-099-113-119-121-133-139-
143-145-161-193-207-213-217-221-223-231-235-237-251-253-257-281-
293-307-309-327-333-349-363-367-379-397-399-411-413-417-425-429-
439-441-447-451-467-497-503-242340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BELL BOSQUE
BROWN CALLAHAN COLEMAN
COLLIN COMANCHE CONCHO
CORYELL DALLAS DELTA
DENTON EASTLAND ELLIS
ERATH FALLS FREESTONE
HAMILTON HASKELL HENDERSON
HILL HOOD HOPKINS
HUNT IRION JACK
JOHNSON JONES KAUFMAN
LAMPASAS LIMESTONE MCCULLOCH
MCLENNAN MENARD MILLS
NAVARRO PALO PINTO PARKER
RAINS ROCKWALL RUNNELS
SAN SABA SCHLEICHER SHACKELFORD
SOMERVELL STEPHENS TARRANT
TAYLOR THROCKMORTON TOM GREEN
VAN ZANDT WISE YOUNG
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 100
VALID 242035Z - 242140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GLEASON..04/24/15
ATTN...WFO...FWD...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 100
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC001-027-035-049-059-081-083-085-093-095-099-113-119-121-133-
139-143-145-151-161-193-207-213-217-221-223-231-235-237-251-253-
257-281-293-307-309-327-333-349-353-363-367-379-397-399-411-413-
417-425-429-431-439-441-447-451-467-497-503-242140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BELL BOSQUE
BROWN CALLAHAN COKE
COLEMAN COLLIN COMANCHE
CONCHO CORYELL DALLAS
DELTA DENTON EASTLAND
ELLIS ERATH FALLS
FISHER FREESTONE HAMILTON
HASKELL HENDERSON HILL
HOOD HOPKINS HUNT
IRION JACK JOHNSON
JONES KAUFMAN LAMPASAS
LIMESTONE MCCULLOCH MCLENNAN
MENARD MILLS NAVARRO
NOLAN PALO PINTO PARKER
RAINS ROCKWALL RUNNELS
SAN SABA SCHLEICHER SHACKELFORD
SOMERVELL STEPHENS STERLING
TARRANT TAYLOR THROCKMORTON
TOM GREEN VAN ZANDT WISE
YOUNG
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
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Mod (40%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (30%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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High (70%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Mod (60%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (90%)
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(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
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