Tornado Watch 130

Issued

Mar 28, 2000, 6:00 PM CST (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 28, 2000, 11:00 PM CST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

892 
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 130
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
619 PM CST TUE MAR 28 2000

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

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 600 PM UNTIL 1100
PM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TO 40 MILES
NORTHEAST OF TEMPLE 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 128...WW 129...WW 130...

DISCUSSION...DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS
WITH LARGE HAIL/HIGH WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES THIS EVENING AS
APPROACHING SRN STREAM SHORTWAVE ENHANCES LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ON
WRN FRINGE OF WIDE WARM SECTOR.  

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.

...CORFIDI

291,0991 313,0980 313,0955 291,0970

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