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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 128
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
510 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and North Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 510 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY...At least isolated strong to severe storms are expected to
further develop across central Texas, and possibly into additional
parts of North/Northeast Texas this evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles east and west of a line from 10 miles west northwest
of Paris TX to 120 miles southwest of Temple TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 125...WW 126...WW 127...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
29025.
...Guyer
SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 128
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
510 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and North Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 510 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY...At least isolated strong to severe storms are expected to
further develop across central Texas, and possibly into additional
parts of North/Northeast Texas this evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles east and west of a line from 10 miles west northwest
of Paris TX to 120 miles southwest of Temple TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 125...WW 126...WW 127...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
29025.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 128 SEVERE TSTM TX 182210Z - 190400Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
10WNW PRX/PARIS TX/ - 120SW TPL/TEMPLE TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /70S MLC - 26NW SAT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.
LAT...LON 33689448 29919775 29919992 33689674
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 128 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 128
VALID 190140Z - 190240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 S BWD TO
35 W CLL.
..WEINMAN..04/19/24
ATTN...WFO...FWD...EWX...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 128
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC031-053-171-259-265-267-299-319-411-491-190240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLANCO BURNET GILLESPIE
KENDALL KERR KIMBLE
LLANO MASON SAN SABA
WILLIAMSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 128
VALID 190035Z - 190140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 489
..THORNTON..04/19/24
ATTN...WFO...FWD...EWX...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 128
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC001-027-031-053-099-119-139-145-161-171-213-217-223-231-257-
259-265-267-277-281-293-299-309-319-349-379-397-411-467-491-
190140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BELL BLANCO
BURNET CORYELL DELTA
ELLIS FALLS FREESTONE
GILLESPIE HENDERSON HILL
HOPKINS HUNT KAUFMAN
KENDALL KERR KIMBLE
LAMAR LAMPASAS LIMESTONE
LLANO MCLENNAN MASON
NAVARRO RAINS ROCKWALL
SAN SABA VAN ZANDT WILLIAMSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 128
VALID 182340Z - 190040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..THORNTON..04/18/24
ATTN...WFO...FWD...EWX...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 128
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC001-027-031-035-053-085-099-113-119-139-145-147-161-171-193-
213-217-223-231-257-259-265-267-277-281-293-299-309-319-333-349-
379-397-411-467-491-190040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BELL BLANCO
BOSQUE BURNET COLLIN
CORYELL DALLAS DELTA
ELLIS FALLS FANNIN
FREESTONE GILLESPIE HAMILTON
HENDERSON HILL HOPKINS
HUNT KAUFMAN KENDALL
KERR KIMBLE LAMAR
LAMPASAS LIMESTONE LLANO
MCLENNAN MASON MILLS
NAVARRO RAINS ROCKWALL
SAN SABA VAN ZANDT WILLIAMSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (60%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (50%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (90%)
|
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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