384  
ACUS11 KWNS 182321  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 182321  
TXZ000-190015-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0865  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0621 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS  
 
CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 288...  
 
VALID 182321Z - 190015Z  
 
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 288 CONTINUES.  
 
SUMMARY...TORNADO THREAT IS INCREASING WITH A SUPERCELL CLUSTER OVER  
NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS.  
 
DISCUSSION...THE KDYX RADAR INDICATES GRADUAL INTENSIFICATION OF A  
SUPERCELL CLUSTER OVER NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS. GIVEN AROUND 300 M2/S2  
0-1KM SRH (PER DYX VWP DATA) AND LOWER 70S DEWPOINTS STREAMING  
NORTHWARD INTO THE INFLOW OF THIS ACTIVITY, THE TORNADO THREAT IS  
LIKELY INCREASING. THE EASTERN PART OF THE RISK AREA MAY BE LIMITED  
DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL INHIBITION SAMPLED BY THE EARLIER 20Z FWD  
SOUNDING -- ESPECIALLY IN THE NEAR-TERM.  
 
..WEINMAN.. 05/18/2025  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
 
 
ATTN...WFO...FWD...SJT...  
 
LAT...LON 32429948 32749942 33099917 33219884 33179857 32969833  
32539831 32229852 32069894 32139940 32429948  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...100-130 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...2.00-3.50 IN  
 
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