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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 102
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
840 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
South Central Texas
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 840 PM
until 400 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
SUMMARY...A few intense supercell thunderstorms are expected to
track eastward across the watch area through the late evening and
overnight hours. Storms will be capable of very large hail and
tornadoes, along with locally damaging wind gusts.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
north and south of a line from 85 miles west of Hondo TX to 45 miles
north of Victoria TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the
associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 100...WW 101...
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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 27035.
...Hart
SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 102
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
840 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
South Central Texas
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 840 PM
until 400 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
SUMMARY...A few intense supercell thunderstorms are expected to
track eastward across the watch area through the late evening and
overnight hours. Storms will be capable of very large hail and
tornadoes, along with locally damaging wind gusts.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
north and south of a line from 85 miles west of Hondo TX to 45 miles
north of Victoria TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the
associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 100...WW 101...
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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 27035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 102 TORNADO TX 120140Z - 120900Z
AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
85W HDO/HONDO TX/ - 45N VCT/VICTORIA TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM N/S /9E DLF - 55NW PSX/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
LAT...LON 29990059 30159692 28859692 28690059
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 102 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 102
VALID 120640Z - 120740Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
TORNADO WATCH 102 MAY BE REPLACED WITH A NEW WATCH SHORTLY. FOR
DETAILS REFER TO SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 345.
..KERR..04/12/20
ATTN...WFO...EWX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 102
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC013-019-021-029-031-055-091-123-127-137-149-163-171-177-187-
209-255-259-265-271-285-287-323-325-385-453-463-493-507-
120740-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATASCOSA BANDERA BASTROP
BEXAR BLANCO CALDWELL
COMAL DEWITT DIMMIT
EDWARDS FAYETTE FRIO
GILLESPIE GONZALES GUADALUPE
HAYS KARNES KENDALL
KERR KINNEY LAVACA
LEE MAVERICK MEDINA
REAL TRAVIS UVALDE
WILSON ZAVALA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 102
VALID 120535Z - 120640Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..04/12/20
ATTN...WFO...EWX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 102
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC013-019-021-029-031-055-091-123-127-137-149-163-171-177-187-
209-255-259-265-271-285-287-323-325-385-453-463-493-507-
120640-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATASCOSA BANDERA BASTROP
BEXAR BLANCO CALDWELL
COMAL DEWITT DIMMIT
EDWARDS FAYETTE FRIO
GILLESPIE GONZALES GUADALUPE
HAYS KARNES KENDALL
KERR KINNEY LAVACA
LEE MAVERICK MEDINA
REAL TRAVIS UVALDE
WILSON ZAVALA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 102
VALID 120425Z - 120540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GOSS..04/12/20
ATTN...WFO...EWX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 102
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC013-019-021-029-031-055-091-123-127-137-149-163-171-177-187-
209-255-259-265-271-285-287-323-325-385-453-463-493-507-
120540-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATASCOSA BANDERA BASTROP
BEXAR BLANCO CALDWELL
COMAL DEWITT DIMMIT
EDWARDS FAYETTE FRIO
GILLESPIE GONZALES GUADALUPE
HAYS KARNES KENDALL
KERR KINNEY LAVACA
LEE MAVERICK MEDINA
REAL TRAVIS UVALDE
WILSON ZAVALA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 102
VALID 120325Z - 120440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..COOK..04/12/20
ATTN...WFO...EWX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 102
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC013-019-021-029-031-055-091-123-127-137-149-163-171-177-187-
209-255-259-265-271-285-287-323-325-385-453-463-493-507-
120440-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATASCOSA BANDERA BASTROP
BEXAR BLANCO CALDWELL
COMAL DEWITT DIMMIT
EDWARDS FAYETTE FRIO
GILLESPIE GONZALES GUADALUPE
HAYS KARNES KENDALL
KERR KINNEY LAVACA
LEE MAVERICK MEDINA
REAL TRAVIS UVALDE
WILSON ZAVALA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 102
VALID 120235Z - 120340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..COOK..04/12/20
ATTN...WFO...EWX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 102
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC013-019-021-029-031-055-091-123-127-137-149-163-171-177-187-
209-255-259-265-271-285-287-323-325-385-453-463-493-507-
120340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATASCOSA BANDERA BASTROP
BEXAR BLANCO CALDWELL
COMAL DEWITT DIMMIT
EDWARDS FAYETTE FRIO
GILLESPIE GONZALES GUADALUPE
HAYS KARNES KENDALL
KERR KINNEY LAVACA
LEE MAVERICK MEDINA
REAL TRAVIS UVALDE
WILSON ZAVALA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Mod (50%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (60%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (80%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
High (70%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
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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