Tuesday, May 21, 2019

SPC Tornado Watch 203

WW 203 TORNADO OK TX 210305Z - 211000Z
WW 0203 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 203
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1005 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southern and East-Central Oklahoma
  Western North Texas

* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1005 PM
  until 500 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A mixed mode of storms including a few supercells and
bowing segments will continue to move east-northeastward across the
region into the overnight. A few tornadoes remain a possibility,
with damaging winds and isolated large hail a possibility.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
north and south of a line from 50 miles east southeast of Chandler
OK to 50 miles south southwest of Altus OK. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).

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 200...WW 201...WW 202...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 22030.

...Guyer

Read more

from SPC Forecast Products http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0203.html

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