Tornado Watch 122

Issued

Mar 26, 2000, 5:15 PM CST (23:15 UTC)

Expired

Mar 26, 2000, 11:00 PM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

000 
WWUS9 KMKC 262300
MKC WW 262300
TXZ000-270500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 122
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
500 PM CST SUN MAR 26 2000

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

   SOUTH TEXAS                              

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 515 PM UNTIL 1100
PM CST.

TORNADOES...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 55 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TO 45
MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF AUSTIN 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...  CONTINUE...WW 118...WW 119...WW
120...WW 121...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG THE DRYLINE OVER S
TX. ACTIVITY LIKELY TO BECOME SUPERCELLULAR AS IT TRACKS SEWD
TOWARD AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO...GIVEN STRONG INSTABILITY AND SUFFICIENT
DEEP LAYER SHEAR.


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 550. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28025.


...VESCIO

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