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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 197
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1235 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
West Texas including much of the Panhandle
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 1235 PM until
800 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Numerous tornadoes expected with a few intense tornadoes likely
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 4
inches in diameter expected
Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Intense tornadic supercell thunderstorms are expected to
develop across west Texas as the eastern half of the Texas
Panhandle. In addition to the risk of strong tornadoes, very large
hail and damaging winds are likely in the strongest cells.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles east northeast of Amarillo TX
to 35 miles east of Big Spring TX. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 196...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Hart
SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 197
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1235 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
West Texas including much of the Panhandle
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 1235 PM until
800 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Numerous tornadoes expected with a few intense tornadoes likely
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 4
inches in diameter expected
Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Intense tornadic supercell thunderstorms are expected to
develop across west Texas as the eastern half of the Texas
Panhandle. In addition to the risk of strong tornadoes, very large
hail and damaging winds are likely in the strongest cells.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles east northeast of Amarillo TX
to 35 miles east of Big Spring TX. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 196...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 197 TORNADO TX 201735Z - 210100Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50ENE AMA/AMARILLO TX/ - 35E BGS/BIG SPRING TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /38ENE AMA - 55WSW ABI/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..4 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 35499991 32229995 32220183 35490187
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 197 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 197
VALID 202245Z - 202340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NW PVW TO
40 ESE BGD.
..MARSH..05/20/19
ATTN...WFO...AMA...MAF...LUB...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 197
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC011-033-045-075-087-101-103-107-115-125-129-135-151-153-169-
173-179-189-191-207-227-253-263-269-303-305-317-329-335-345-353-
383-415-433-437-441-461-483-202340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARMSTRONG BORDEN BRISCOE
CHILDRESS COLLINGSWORTH COTTLE
CRANE CROSBY DAWSON
DICKENS DONLEY ECTOR
FISHER FLOYD GARZA
GLASSCOCK GRAY HALE
HALL HASKELL HOWARD
JONES KENT KING
LUBBOCK LYNN MARTIN
MIDLAND MITCHELL MOTLEY
NOLAN REAGAN SCURRY
STONEWALL SWISHER TAYLOR
UPTON WHEELER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 197
VALID 202140Z - 202240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NW PVW TO
40 ESE BGD.
..MARSH..05/20/19
ATTN...WFO...AMA...MAF...LUB...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 197
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC011-033-045-075-087-101-107-115-125-129-151-153-169-179-189-
191-207-227-253-263-269-303-305-317-335-345-353-415-433-437-441-
483-202240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARMSTRONG BORDEN BRISCOE
CHILDRESS COLLINGSWORTH COTTLE
CROSBY DAWSON DICKENS
DONLEY FISHER FLOYD
GARZA GRAY HALE
HALL HASKELL HOWARD
JONES KENT KING
LUBBOCK LYNN MARTIN
MITCHELL MOTLEY NOLAN
SCURRY STONEWALL SWISHER
TAYLOR WHEELER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 197
VALID 202040Z - 202140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NNW PVW
TO 25 SE BGD.
..MARSH..05/20/19
ATTN...WFO...AMA...MAF...LUB...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 197
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC011-033-045-075-087-101-107-115-125-129-151-153-169-179-189-
191-207-227-253-263-269-303-305-317-335-345-353-415-433-437-441-
483-202140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARMSTRONG BORDEN BRISCOE
CHILDRESS COLLINGSWORTH COTTLE
CROSBY DAWSON DICKENS
DONLEY FISHER FLOYD
GARZA GRAY HALE
HALL HASKELL HOWARD
JONES KENT KING
LUBBOCK LYNN MARTIN
MITCHELL MOTLEY NOLAN
SCURRY STONEWALL SWISHER
TAYLOR WHEELER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 197
VALID 201940Z - 202040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MARSH..05/20/19
ATTN...WFO...AMA...MAF...LUB...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 197
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC011-033-045-065-075-087-101-107-115-125-129-151-153-169-179-
189-191-207-211-227-253-263-269-303-305-317-335-345-353-375-381-
393-415-433-437-441-483-202040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARMSTRONG BORDEN BRISCOE
CARSON CHILDRESS COLLINGSWORTH
COTTLE CROSBY DAWSON
DICKENS DONLEY FISHER
FLOYD GARZA GRAY
HALE HALL HASKELL
HEMPHILL HOWARD JONES
KENT KING LUBBOCK
LYNN MARTIN MITCHELL
MOTLEY NOLAN POTTER
RANDALL ROBERTS SCURRY
STONEWALL SWISHER TAYLOR
WHEELER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 197
VALID 201850Z - 201940Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MARSH..05/20/19
ATTN...WFO...AMA...MAF...LUB...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 197
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC011-033-045-065-075-087-101-107-115-125-129-151-153-169-179-
189-191-207-211-227-253-263-269-303-305-317-335-345-353-375-381-
393-415-433-437-441-483-201940-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARMSTRONG BORDEN BRISCOE
CARSON CHILDRESS COLLINGSWORTH
COTTLE CROSBY DAWSON
DICKENS DONLEY FISHER
FLOYD GARZA GRAY
HALE HALL HASKELL
HEMPHILL HOWARD JONES
KENT KING LUBBOCK
LYNN MARTIN MITCHELL
MOTLEY NOLAN POTTER
RANDALL ROBERTS SCURRY
STONEWALL SWISHER TAYLOR
WHEELER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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High (>95%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
High (90%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (80%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (>95%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
High (>95%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
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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% (EF2-EF5 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.
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