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Tornado Watch

Statement as of 2:20 PM CDT on May 20, 2013

Expires 11:00 PM EDT on May 20, 2013


The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
central and northern Texas

* effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until
1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
a few tornadoes possible
several large hail events likely with a few very large hail
    events to 3 inches in diameter possible
several damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

The Tornado Watch area is approximately along and 90 statute
miles east and west of a line from 45 miles west northwest of
Sherman Texas to 65 miles southeast of San Angelo Texas. 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 189... ww 190... ww 191...

Discussion... discrete supercells are expected to initiate along the
dryline during the next few hours... before 30-40 kt deep layer mean
west southwesterly flow supports propagation away from the dry line
into parts of northern and central Texas. Low-level hodographs are
expected to still strengthen some late this afternoon into the
evening... particularly near the Red River. As this occurs... and
activity spreads into a less strongly heated/higher relatively
humidity boundary layer air mass east of the dry line... a risk for
tornadoes will exist... in addition to the potential for large hail
and locally damaging wind gusts.

Aviation... tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface
wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to
500. Mean storm motion vector 25025.


... Kerr

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