A Tornado Watch is now in effect for all of North Texas, North-Central Texas, and Northeast Texas until 8 PM. This watch includes Stephenville, Waco, D/FW, and Paris. Isolated supercell thunderstorms are possible through the early evening at pretty much anytime or anywhere. The strongest supercells may become tornadic as low-level wind shear is quite strong. No need to get worried/scared – just stay weather aware!

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 569
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1235 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SOUTH-CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1235 PM
UNTIL 800 PM CST.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…
A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY…THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
PROGRESSING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. THE ENVIRONMENT AHEAD OF
THE FRONT IS FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF A FEW
TORNADOES…LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING OUTFLOW WINDS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WACO
TEXAS TO 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT SMITH ARKANSAS. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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.