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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 158
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
225 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
East Texas
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 225 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple 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...Thunderstorms will continue to intensify and spread slowly
eastward across the watch area this afternoon. A few storms may
become supercellular, posing a risk of large hail, damaging wind
gusts, and a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles west of Victoria TX to 25
miles west northwest of Longview TX. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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.
&&
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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25035.
...Hart
SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 158
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
225 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
East Texas
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 225 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple 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...Thunderstorms will continue to intensify and spread slowly
eastward across the watch area this afternoon. A few storms may
become supercellular, posing a risk of large hail, damaging wind
gusts, and a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles west of Victoria TX to 25
miles west northwest of Longview TX. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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.
&&
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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 158 TORNADO TX 281925Z - 290200Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
30W VCT/VICTORIA TX/ - 25WNW GGG/LONGVIEW TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /57N CRP - 19WNW GGG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
LAT...LON 28849849 32509623 32509400 28849634
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 158 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 158
VALID 282030Z - 282140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GRAMS..04/28/24
ATTN...WFO...FWD...SHV...HGX...EWX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 158
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC001-005-015-021-041-051-055-073-089-123-145-149-161-177-183-
185-187-203-213-225-255-285-287-289-293-313-331-347-349-365-395-
401-403-405-419-423-455-471-473-477-493-282140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON ANGELINA AUSTIN
BASTROP BRAZOS BURLESON
CALDWELL CHEROKEE COLORADO
DEWITT FALLS FAYETTE
FREESTONE GONZALES GREGG
GRIMES GUADALUPE HARRISON
HENDERSON HOUSTON KARNES
LAVACA LEE LEON
LIMESTONE MADISON MILAM
NACOGDOCHES NAVARRO PANOLA
ROBERTSON RUSK SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY SMITH
TRINITY WALKER WALLER
WASHINGTON WILSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
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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
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (90%)
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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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