Tornado Watch 528

Issued

Jun 8, 1998, 2:45 PM CDT (19:45 UTC)

Expired

Jun 8, 1998, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

303 
WWUS9 KMKC 081913
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 528
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
213 PM CDT MON JUN 8 1998

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

   OKLAHOMA                           

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 245 PM UNTIL 900
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 75 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTH OF FORT SILL OKLAHOMA TO 45 MILES
NORTH OF ENID OKLAHOMA.

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 527...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS INTENSIFING ALONG DRY LINE
IN EXTREME WESTERN OK.  THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE WITH RISK OF SUPERCELLS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.


AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 580. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.


...JOHNS

340,0994 370,0992 370,0962 340,0970

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