Posted on 05/20/2019 10:44:24 AM PDT by dirtboy
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0197.html URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 197 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1235 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of West Texas including much of the Panhandle
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 1235 PM until 800 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include... Numerous tornadoes expected with a few intense tornadoes likely Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 4 inches in diameter expected Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Intense tornadic supercell thunderstorms are expected to develop across west Texas as the eastern half of the Texas Panhandle. In addition to the risk of strong tornadoes, very large hail and damaging winds are likely in the strongest cells.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles east northeast of Amarillo TX to 35 miles east of Big Spring TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
First PDS watch since 2011 where the threat is rated as high in all categories of severe weather. That watch from nine years ago was for portions of Alabama, and produced the deadly Tuscaloosa tornado. I pray we dont see a repeat in Oklahoma today, but the conditions are certainly favorable.
You beat me to it. Didnt see your post before I added my comments. Going to be a long and dangerous afternoon and evening across Oklahoma.
Seeing some “right movers” vicinity of Childress and west, also notable “V” wings on the RADAR paint (supercell indicators)
Tornadoes? In the Panhandle?
That qualifies as normal weather.
Tornado Alley’s just an excuse
to go bowling for those folk.
That cell is one to watch; its been long-lived, has plenty of warm, moist air to the south to feed on, and it’s by itself.
Several of those storms crossing into OK from the Texas Panhandle have ‘pendant’ echoes ...
TXnMA
Jefferson City, MO hit. It’s bad.
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