May: Isolated Showers To End The Month

[spadilly]

and here's video of the wedge tornado near Cleburne:

http://youtu.be/-Pras0hDix8

[Texas Pirate]

wanna put this here just in case someone may know those affected in the area of Grandbury.


Victims displaced by the Granbury tornado Wednesday evening will be able to find shelter tonight at First Christian Church near Tractor Supply and First Methodist Church on Loop 567. The storm killed at least two people in Rancho Brazos southeast of Granbury and injured dozens of others.

[srainhoutx]

The pesky potent upper low that has plagued our Region is finally lifting NE. Warm and muggy weather should be the theme for the next several days. I have some concern that as a Western trough develops and disturbances rotate beneath that trough as well as a sagging boundary drops S into Texas, a repeat of severe weather may return to mainly N Central Texas where the killer tornadoes developed W of Dallas/Ft Worth yesterday afternoon. The pattern is looking like what is typically seen in April rather than May. We will see.

[srainhoutx]

Morning e-mail from Jeff:

Remains of overnight violent storms across N TX moving across our northern counties at the moment as a small linear MCS. Increased capping southward of Conroe should prevent any additional southward development of this line as is races toward the E at near 45mph. Radar trends have shown a weakening trend with the activity recently and expect the line to dissipate within the next hour.

Warm and very muggy air mass has moved into the region along with a large mass of haze/smoke over the western Gulf of Mexico. Upper level ridging nearly non-existent to this point this spring will arrive and build out of MX over the next 24-48 hours allowing upper level heights to rise. Increased heights will push afternoon temperatures into the upper 80’s and lower 90’s over the weekend while onshore flow continues to pump moisture into the region with dewpoints in the 70’s and overnight lows in the low to mid 70’s. Heat index values over the weekend will push the mid to upper 90’s.

Little change in the pattern through early next week as moist onshore flow continues with upper level ridging in place.

N TX Tornadoes:

A devastating night for areas just south of Dallas/Fort Worth yesterday evening as several supercell thunderstorms produced a string of violent tornadoes. Hardest hit area appears to be Granbury, TX where a large destructive tornado moved across the southern sections of town resulting in at least 6 fatalities, over 100 injuries. It appears a subdivision (Rancho Brazos) on the SE side of town took the brunt of the damage with some 75-100 homes destroyed some to the slab indicating a high end EF rating event. Storm chasers and law enforcement indicated the tornado was large…possibly 1 mile wide. Additional tornadoes struck near Cleburne, TX, Millsap, TX and Ennis, TX.

Granbury, TX:

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Radar image showing lofted debris (white) minutes after Granbury was struck:

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Millsap, Tornado:

Cleburne, TX

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[unome]

from Hood County News http://hcnews.com/pages/ http://www.youtube.com/user/HCNVIDEO/feed?filter=2

Video footage from just prior to a tornado ravaging the Rancho Brazos subdivision off Davis Road in Hood County, leaving six dead and more than 100 injured. An official count on homes destroyed or severely damaged has not been issued. http://youtu.be/N-lwOMUslGQ

Hood County News Editor Roger Enlow films aftermath of tornado that struck hard in the Rancho Brazos subdivision just outside of the Granbury city limits. Video needs no vocal explanation to show devastation of the area. http://youtu.be/bzzG38mPd-k


Hood County Commissioner Steve Berry leads members of news media throughout the devastated Rancho Brazos development Thursday morning. http://youtu.be/iYGUASqYhZs

[srainhoutx]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
418 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/15/2013 TORNADO EVENT...

THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED VERY PRELIMINARY. SURVEY
TEAMS ARE STILL OUT SURVEYING THE TORNADO DAMAGE. SURVEY TEAMS
WERE SENT TO JOHNSON COUNTY...HOOD COUNTY...PARKER COUNTY...AND
MONTAGUE COUNTY. ONE TEAM IS HOPING TO SURVEY THE ENNIS AREA IN
ELLIS COUNTY BUT THIS MAY OCCUR ON A LATER DATE. OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS WE WILL CONTINUE TO COLLECT DATA...TALK WITH EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS AND RESPONDERS...AND EYE WITNESSES...REVIEW RADAR
DATA...PICTURES AND VIDEOS. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS
REPORT IS SUBJECT TO AND LIKELY WILL CHANGE.

SO FAR 12 TORNADOES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED. THE FIRST TORNADO
OCCURRED IN MONTAGUE COUNTY AROUND 538 PM CDT. THE LAST REPORTED
TORNADO WAS AROUND 945 PM SOUTHEAST OF CLEBURNE.

THE TORNADOES REPORTED BELOW ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER.

.TORNADO #1 - NORTHERN MONTAGUE COUNTY...

THIS TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #2 - LAKE AMON G. CARTER/MONTAGUE COUNTY...

RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO AFTER
SURVEY CREWS RETURN.


.TORNADO #3 - ALVORD/WISE COUNTY...

THIS TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC AND STORM SPOTTERS. NO
ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #4 - MILLSAP/PARKER COUNTY...

RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO AFTER
SURVEY CREWS RETURN.


.TORNADO #5 - GRANBURY/HOOD COUNTY...

RATING: EF-4
FATALITIES: 6
INJURIES: DOZENS

SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH THIS TORNADO INCLUDING HOMES WIPED
CLEAR OFF THE FOUNDATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED
ON THIS TORNADO AFTER SURVEY CREWS RETURN.


.TORNADO #6 - PECAN PLANTATION/HOOD COUNTY...

RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90-100 MPH

SURVEY CREWS FOUND AN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE PATH SEPARATE FROM TORNADO
#5 THAT AFFECTED GRANBURY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED
ON THIS TORNADO AFTER SURVEY CREWS RETURN.


.TORNADO #7 - CRESSON/HOOD COUNTY...

THIS TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #8 - CLEBURNE/JOHNSON COUNTY...

RATING: EF-3
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 140 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 8.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 1060 YARDS

SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH THIS TORNADO. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO AFTER SURVEY CREWS
RETURN.


.TORNADO #9 - 6 ESE CLEBURNE/JOHNSON COUNTY...

RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH

SURVEY CREWS FOUND AN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE PATH SEPARATE FROM TORNADO
#8 THAT AFFECTED THE CITY OF CLEBURNE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL
BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO AFTER SURVEY CREWS RETURN.


.TORNADO #10 - MILLS COUNTY...

THIS BRIEF TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #11 - WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY...

THIS BRIEF TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #12 - WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY...

THIS BRIEF TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

$$

JLDUNN/GPATRICK

[Paul Robison]

Anybody got any thoughts about what part of the Gulf Coast stands the best chance of getting hit by a devastating Ike-type hurricane?

[CAK]

Anybody got any thoughts about what part of the Gulf Coast stands the best chance of getting hit by a devastating Ike-type hurricane?

I'd say anywhere in the area of where land reaches the ocean.

[srainhoutx]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
844 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEYS FOR 05/15/2013 TORNADO EVENT...

...16 TORNADOES HAVE NOW BEEN CONFIRMED. ALL SURVEY CREWS HAVE
RETURNED FOR THE DAY AND SOME OF THEIR INFORMATION HAS BEEN
INCLUDED IN THIS UPDATE...

SO FAR 16 TORNADOES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED. THE FIRST TORNADO
OCCURRED IN MONTAGUE COUNTY AT 538 PM CDT. THE LAST REPORTED
TORNADO WAS AROUND 1210 AM IN ENNIS.

THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY. SURVEY TEAMS WERE
SENT TO JOHNSON COUNTY...HOOD COUNTY...PARKER COUNTY...ELLIS
COUNTY AND MONTAGUE COUNTY. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WE WILL
CONTINUE TO COLLECT DATA...TALK WITH EMERGENCY OFFICIALS AND
RESPONDERS...AND EYE WITNESSES...REVIEW RADAR DATA...PICTURES AND
VIDEOS. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT IS SUBJECT TO AND
LIKELY WILL CHANGE.

AN ADDITIONAL SURVEY TEAM WILL BE SENT TO SURVEY DAMAGE NORTHWEST
OF CRESSON IN SOUTHERN PARKER COUNTY ON FRIDAY.

.TORNADO #1 - BELCHERVILLE/MONTAGUE COUNTY...

THIS TORNADO WAS REPORTED ONE MILE WEST OF BELCHERVILLE BY STORM
SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT
THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO
LATER.


.TORNADO #2 - LAKE AMON G. CARTER/MONTAGUE COUNTY...

RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
INJURIES: 1

SURVEY CREWS FOUND FIVE HOMES DAMAGED BY THIS TORNADO SOUTH OF LAKE
AMON G. CARTER. FOUR OF THE HOMES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED AND ONE
HOME WAS DESTROYED. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE WAS
REPORTED. ONE MINOR INJURY WAS REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL
BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #3 - ALVORD/WISE COUNTY...

THIS TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC AND STORM SPOTTERS. NO
ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #4 - MILLSAP/PARKER COUNTY...

RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH

SURVEY CREWS FOUND FIVE HOMES SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED BY THIS TORNADO.
IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #5 - GRANBURY/HOOD COUNTY...

RATING: EF-4
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.75 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 880 YARDS/0.5 MILES
FATALITIES: 6
INJURIES: DOZENS

SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH THIS TORNADO INCLUDING HOMES WIPED
CLEAR OFF THE FOUNDATION. TWO HOMES SUFFERED EF-4 MAGNITUDE DAMAGE
AND SEVERAL MORE SUFFERED EF-3 MAGNITUDE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS TORNADO WILL BE PROVIDED LATER.


.TORNADO #6 - PECAN PLANTATION/HOOD COUNTY...

RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90-100 MPH

SURVEY CREWS FOUND AN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE PATH SEPARATE FROM TORNADO
#5 THAT AFFECTED GRANBURY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS TORNADO
WILL BE PROVIDED LATER.


.TORNADO #7 - WEST OF ANNETTA SOUTH/PARKER COUNTY...

SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ALONG TIN TOP ROAD BY EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS. A SURVEY CREW WILL BE SENT TO THE DAMAGED AREA ON
FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS TORNADO WILL BE PROVIDED
LATER.


.TORNADO #8 - CLEBURNE/JOHNSON COUNTY...

RATING: EF-3
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 140 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 8.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 1060 YARDS/0.6 MILES

SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH THIS STRONG TORNADO. DOZENS OF
HOMES WERE DAMAGED AND AT LEAST 3 OR 4 HOMES SUFFERED EF-3
MAGNITUDE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS
TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #9 - 6 ESE CLEBURNE/JOHNSON COUNTY...

RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH

SURVEY CREWS FOUND AN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE PATH SEPARATE FROM TORNADO
#8. DAMAGE WITH THIS TORNADO WAS MOSTLY TO TREES BUT 5
MANUFACTURED HOMES ALSO SUFFERED ROOF DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #10 - MILLS COUNTY...

THIS BRIEF TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADOES #11 AND #12- NORTH OF EVANT/HAMILTON COUNTY...

VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWED 2 BRIEF TORNADOES OCCURRED SIMULTANEOUSLY
APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF EVANT. NO ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON
THESE TORNADOES ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
WILL BE PROVIDED LATER.


.TORNADO #13 - ENNIS/ELLIS COUNTY...

RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUE/: APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES

SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED IN ENNIS WITH THIS TORNADO. THE TORNADO
BEGAN NEAR CLAY STREET AND ENNIS AVENUE. THE TORNADO TRAVELED EAST
FROM THERE AND CROSSED INTERSTATE 45 SOUTH OF ENNIS AVENUE.
ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS...17
HOMES WERE DAMAGED WITH 4 HOMES LEFT INHABITABLE. A TOTAL OF 55
COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WERE DAMAGED WITH 20 OF THOSE PROPERTIES
SUFFERING SEVERE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED
ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #14 - SE OF MINERAL WELLS/PALO PINTO COUNTY...

RATING: EF-0

START DATE: 05/15/2013
START TIME: 6:41 PM CDT
START LOCATION: APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MINERAL WELLS

END DATE: 05/15/2013
END TIME: 6:42 PM CDT
END LOCATION: APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MINERAL WELLS

OFF DUTY NWS METEOROLOGISTS PHOTOGRAPHED A TORNADO APPROXIMATELY
3.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MINERAL WELLS OR 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MILLSAP. THIS TORNADO IS SEPARATE FROM THE MILLSAP TORNADO. SO FAR
NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM THIS BRIEF TORNADO.


.TORNADO #15 - E OF MILLSAP/PARKER COUNTY...

RATING: EF-0

START DATE: 05/15/2013
START TIME: 7:22 PM CDT
START LOCATION: APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EAST OF MILLSAP

END DATE: 05/15/2013
END TIME: 7:25 PM CDT
END LOCATION: APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EAST OF MILLSAP

OFF DUTY NWS METEOROLOGISTS PHOTOGRAPHED A TORNADO APPROXIMATELY
3 MILES EAST OF MILLSAP. THIS TORNADO IS SEPARATE FROM THE MILLSAP
TORNADO. SO FAR NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM THIS TORNADO.


.TORNADO #16 - NOCONA LAKE/MONTAGUE COUNTY...

THIS TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR NOCONA LAKE BY STORM SPOTTERS.
PICTURES OF THIS TORNADO WERE ALSO OBTAINED. SOME DAMAGE HAS BEEN
REPORTED WITH THIS TORNADO BUT NO ADDITIONAL DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE
AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS TORNADO WILL BE
PROVIDED LATER.


EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

$$

JLDUNN

[tireman4]

For those who wanted Summer, it is here. Enjoy it until October. We cold/cool weather folks will hibernate until then

[Ptarmigan]

For those who wanted Summer, it is here. Enjoy it until October. We cold/cool weather folks will hibernate until then

By the time June comes, we will be begging for cold weather.

[jojotheidiotclown]

I love this weather. I hope it gets hotter. Nothing beats a Texas summer. Sun and Fun! Finally be able to use my pool that I spent too much money on.

[TexasBreeze]

Yes swimming! It would be better without the smoke though.

[sambucol]

Aren't you folks forgetting what ERCOT says about the affect this hot weather is likely to have on Texas's power grid? We have low reserve margins. This heat could black the state out---maybe permanently. Anyone like the idea of sweating in the dark?

Hadn't heard that.

[Katdaddy]

Quick storm chase update. Beautiful skies near Sturgis, SD yesterday. I hope folks in the Midwest pay attention this weekend

[srainhoutx]

The Storm Prediction Center has outlined a Moderate Risk for the South/Central Plains the next couple of days. A Slight Risk extends further S into N Central Texas Monday as the upper trough over the Central Plains drops a frontal boundary into our Region. There continues to be some indication that showers and storm may erupt Tuesday into Wednesday in Central/SE Texas and that boundary nears our area. Until then, summerlike temps and humidity will be the theme. Looking a bit further out into the longer range, the models are suggesting the monsoonal trough will begin its annual trek N from the Tropics. Activity may begin to develop over the Western Caribbean/Bay Of Campeche into the EPAC as that monsoonal trough lifts further N.

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[wxman57]

For those who wanted Summer, it is here. Enjoy it until October. We cold/cool weather folks will hibernate until then

By the time June comes, we will be begging for cold weather.

Or looking forward to the increased warmth of July!

[Ptarmigan]

Or looking forward to the increased warmth of July!

Or for a wet summer.

[srainhoutx]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
     TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 171
     NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
     320 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
     
     TORNADO WATCH 171 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE
      FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     
     OKC003-007-009-011-015-017-027-031-033-039-043-045-047-049-051-
     053-055-057-059-065-067-071-073-075-081-083-087-093-103-109-119-
     125-129-137-141-149-151-153-190400-
     /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0171.130518T2020Z-130519T0400Z/
     
     OK 
     .    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
     
     ALFALFA              BEAVER              BECKHAM             
     BLAINE               CADDO               CANADIAN            
     CLEVELAND            COMANCHE            COTTON              
     CUSTER               DEWEY               ELLIS               
     GARFIELD             GARVIN              GRADY               
     GRANT                GREER               HARMON              
     HARPER               JACKSON             JEFFERSON           
     KAY                  KINGFISHER          KIOWA               
     LINCOLN              LOGAN               MAJOR               
     MCCLAIN              NOBLE               OKLAHOMA            
     PAYNE                POTTAWATOMIE        ROGER MILLS         
     STEPHENS             TILLMAN             WASHITA             
     WOODS                WOODWARD            
     
     
     TXC009-023-049-059-075-077-081-083-087-101-151-155-197-207-211-
     253-269-275-295-353-399-417-433-441-447-483-485-487-190400-
     /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0171.130518T2020Z-130519T0400Z/
     
     TX 
     .    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
     
     ARCHER               BAYLOR              BROWN               
     CALLAHAN             CHILDRESS           CLAY                
     COKE                 COLEMAN             COLLINGSWORTH       
     COTTLE               FISHER              FOARD               
     HARDEMAN             HASKELL             HEMPHILL            
     JONES                KING                KNOX                
     LIPSCOMB             NOLAN               RUNNELS             
     SHACKELFORD          STONEWALL           TAYLOR              
     THROCKMORTON         WHEELER             WICHITA             
     WILBARGER            
     
     
     ATTN...WFO...OUN...AMA...SJT...LUB...

[unome]

check out the probabilities for that watch http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/wwp0171.txt

WWUS40 KWNS 182025
WWP1

TORNADO WATCH PROBABILITIES FOR WT 0171
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0316 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

WT 0171
PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 50%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /F2-F5/ TORNADOES : 20%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 65 KNOTS : 10%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 70%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 30%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95%

&&
ATTRIBUTE TABLE:
MAX HAIL /INCHES/ : 3.0
MAX WIND GUSTS SURFACE /KNOTS/ : 60
MAX TOPS /X 100 FEET/ : 550
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR /DEGREES AND KNOTS/ : 25030
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION : NO

&&
FOR A COMPLETE GEOGRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE WATCH AND
WATCH EXPIRATION INFORMATION SEE WOUS64 FOR WOU1.