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Mesoscale Discussion 135
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0135
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0512 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...CENTRAL/SOUTH-CENTRAL TX
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 29...
   
   VALID 101112Z - 101245Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 29 CONTINUES.
   
   SUMMARY...TORNADO WATCH 29 CONTINUES...WITH A CONTINUED TORNADO
   POTENTIAL MAINLY ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL TX ASIDE FROM DAMAGING
   WINDS/SOME HAIL.
   
   DISCUSSION...SEVERAL SEMI-DISCRETE SUPERCELLS HAVE PERSISTED/MOVED
   NORTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL TX...AND PRIMARY POTENTIAL
   FOR A TORNADO/HAIL WILL PERSIST IN THE PREDAWN HOURS WITH THESE
   STORMS IN THE PRESENCE OF STRONG SHEAR AND AN INCREASINGLY MOIST
   LOW-LEVEL ENVIRONMENT. SUCH A THREAT MAY ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE IN
   THE SHORT-TERM WITH A SUPERCELL CURRENTLY LOCATED 35-40 MILES EAST
   OF TEMPLE TX NEAR THE FALLS/ROBERTSON COUNTY LINE AS OF 1110Z.
   HOWEVER...THESE SEMI-DISCRETE TSTMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVERTAKEN
   BY/MERGE WITH THE SQUALL LINE NOW CROSSING NORTHEAST/CENTRAL TX
   THROUGH 12Z-14Z...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AS THE PRIMARY CONCERN.
   FARTHER SOUTH INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL TX...TSTM COVERAGE/VIGOR MAY REMAIN
   TEMPERED BY A RESIDUAL ELEVATED MIXED LAYER AND NEUTRAL MID-UPPER
   FORCING FOR ASCENT. FARTHER EAST/LATER THIS MORNING...MORE OF A
   TORNADO THREAT COULD MATERIALIZE ACROSS EAST TX INTO LA...SUCH THAT
   A NEW WATCH/TORNADO WATCH UPGRADE COULD BE NEEDED.
   
   ..GUYER.. 02/10/2013
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...LCH...SHV...HGX...FWD...EWX...
   
   LAT...LON   30499604 30049760 30609774 31689652 32069495 32029437
               31609346 31079340 30769413 30499604 
   
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