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SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 231
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
815 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and East/Southeast Texas
* Effective this Tuesday morning and afternoon from 815 AM until
400 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 3 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Supercell thunderstorms are expected to develop near a
warm front across the region with other storms related to an
eastward-moving cluster of storms across central Texas early today.
Tornado potential is apparent, including the possibility of strong
tornadoes. Damaging winds and large hail are also expected.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
north and south of a line from 65 miles north northwest of San
Antonio TX to 35 miles southeast of Huntsville TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 230...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 24025.
...Guyer
SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 231
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
815 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and East/Southeast Texas
* Effective this Tuesday morning and afternoon from 815 AM until
400 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 3 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Supercell thunderstorms are expected to develop near a
warm front across the region with other storms related to an
eastward-moving cluster of storms across central Texas early today.
Tornado potential is apparent, including the possibility of strong
tornadoes. Damaging winds and large hail are also expected.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
north and south of a line from 65 miles north northwest of San
Antonio TX to 35 miles southeast of Huntsville TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 230...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 24025.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW1
WW 231 TORNADO TX 061315Z - 062100Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
65NNW SAT/SAN ANTONIO TX/ - 35SE UTS/HUNTSVILLE TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /50ESE JCT - 29NNE IAH/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.
LAT...LON 31349889 31319505 29439505 29469889
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU1.
Watch 231 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 231
VALID 061620Z - 061740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 SE JCT TO
55 WNW AUS TO 40 WSW TPL TO 25 W TPL TO 25 W ACT.
..BENTLEY..05/06/25
ATTN...WFO...HGX...EWX...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 231
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC015-021-027-031-041-051-053-055-089-091-099-123-145-149-157-
171-177-185-187-201-209-225-259-285-287-289-309-313-331-339-395-
407-453-455-471-473-477-481-491-061740-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUSTIN BASTROP BELL
BLANCO BRAZOS BURLESON
BURNET CALDWELL COLORADO
COMAL CORYELL DEWITT
FALLS FAYETTE FORT BEND
GILLESPIE GONZALES GRIMES
GUADALUPE HARRIS HAYS
HOUSTON KENDALL LAVACA
LEE LEON MCLENNAN
MADISON MILAM MONTGOMERY
ROBERTSON SAN JACINTO TRAVIS
TRINITY WALKER WALLER
WASHINGTON WHARTON WILLIAMSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 231
VALID 061430Z - 061540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BENTLEY..05/06/25
ATTN...WFO...HGX...EWX...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 231
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC015-021-027-031-041-051-053-055-089-091-099-123-145-149-157-
171-177-185-187-201-209-225-259-281-285-287-289-299-309-313-331-
339-395-407-453-455-471-473-477-481-491-061540-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUSTIN BASTROP BELL
BLANCO BRAZOS BURLESON
BURNET CALDWELL COLORADO
COMAL CORYELL DEWITT
FALLS FAYETTE FORT BEND
GILLESPIE GONZALES GRIMES
GUADALUPE HARRIS HAYS
HOUSTON KENDALL LAMPASAS
LAVACA LEE LEON
LLANO MCLENNAN MADISON
MILAM MONTGOMERY ROBERTSON
SAN JACINTO TRAVIS TRINITY
WALKER WALLER WASHINGTON
WHARTON WILLIAMSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Mod (50%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (50%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (>95%)
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
