Tornado Watch 216

Issued

Apr 29, 2000, 6:30 PM CDT (23:30 UTC)

Expired

Apr 30, 2000, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS9 KMKC 292317
SEL6  
MKC WW 292317
TXZ000-300600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 216
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
617 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2000

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

   WESTERN TEXAS                              

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 630 PM UNTIL
100 AM CDT.

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 85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES WEST OF SAN ANGELO TEXAS TO 40 MILES
NORTHEAST OF PLAINVIEW 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 214...WW 215...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE ALONG DRY LINE AND OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES AS STRONG UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES. AIR MASS VERY
UNSTABLE WITH MUCAPES FROM 3000 TO 4000 J/KG ALONG WITH STEEP MID
LEVEL LAPSE RATES. DESPITE WEAKNESS IN MID LEVEL FLOW...INCREASING
LOW LEVEL JET WILL PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHEAR FOR A FEW TORNADIC
SUPERCELLS. 

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.


...ROGASH

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