SPC Tornado Watch 412

WW 412 TORNADO TX 131240Z – 131700Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 412
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
740 AM CDT Sat Oct 13 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Central Texas

* Effective this Saturday morning from 740 AM until NOON CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A cyclic tornadic supercell, and other developing storms
in its vicinity, will likely continue through the morning with a
continued threat for tornadoes, as well as isolated large hail and
damaging gusts.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles
north and south of a line from 10 miles southwest of San Angelo TX
to 35 miles south southeast of Brownwood TX. 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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This tornado watch replaces severe
thunderstorm watch number 411. Watch number 411 will not be in
effect after 740 AM CDT. 

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 26025.

...Thompson

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