Tuesday, January 29, 2013

WATCHES: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 8...corrected

WWUS20 KWNS 291728 CCA
SEL8
SPC WW 291728 CCA
TXZ000-292300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 8...CORRECTED
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1130 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

CORRECTED FOR GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1130 AM UNTIL
500 PM CST.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF JUNCTION TEXAS TO 20 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF SHERMAN
TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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 5...WW 6...WW 7...

DISCUSSION...STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FORM AND MATURE ALONG THE COLD
FRONT AIDED BY DAYTIME HEATING AND COOLING ALOFT. STRONG DEEP LAYER
SHEAR/LONG HODOGRAPHS WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL
AND PERHAPS A FEW SMALL BOWS WITH DAMAGING WINDS. VEERING LOW LEVEL
WINDS AS WELL AS LINEAR FORCING MECHANISM SHOULD MINIMIZE TORNADO
THREAT.

AVIATION...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 450. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 23035.


...JEWELL/THOMPSON

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