Tornado Watch 110

Issued

Mar 22, 2000, 7:00 PM CST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 23, 2000, 1:00 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 110
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
616 PM CST WED MAR 22 2000

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

   WESTERN TEXAS                              

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 700 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CST.

 ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
 
DAMAGING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF BIG SPRING TEXAS TO 15 MILES SOUTH
OF DEL RIO TEXAS.

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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 108.  WATCH NUMBER 108 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 700 PM
CST.  CONTINUE...WW 109...WW 110...

DISCUSSION...TORNADIC SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
DEVELOPING OVER HIGHER TERRAIN VICINITY FST AND TRACK NEWD IN VERY
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SUPERCELLS.  DRT SOUNDING AT 00Z
INDICATIVE OF AIRMASS IN WARM SECTOR OF W TX WITH CAPES TO 3000
J/KG AND VERY FAVORABLE SHEAR PROFILES.  LOW LEVEL JET WILL
INCREASE DURING EVENING W TX AS UPPER LOW BEGINS TO OPEN UP AND
MOVE TOWARD AREA FROM THE W.  THIS WILL MAINTAIN POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT TORNADIC SUPERCELLS WELL AFTER DARK.  ADDITIONALLY HIGH
TERRAIN W OF DRT IS LIKELY TO INITIATE STORMS AGAIN TONIGHT...WHICH
ALSO WILL QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE AS THEY MOVE TOWARD RIO GRANDE
VALLEY.


AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22035.


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