WW 18 TORNADO TX 111500Z – 112100Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 18
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
900 AM CST Sun Feb 11 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southeast Texas
* Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 900 AM until
300 PM CST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...A few supercells are expected to spread eastward across
southeast Texas through early afternoon along a surface cold front.
The storm environment will favor isolated very large hail (up to 2.5
inches in diameter), damaging winds to 70 mph, and a couple of
tornadoes with these storms.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles
north and south of a line from 35 miles south southwest of College
Station TX to 110 miles east of Huntsville 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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 16...WW 17...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 26035.
...Thompson
