Tornado Watch 378

Issued

May 27, 2000, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2000, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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WWUS9 KMKC 271852
MKC WW 271852
KYZ000-TNZ000-280100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 378
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
152 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2000

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

   SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY                           
   WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE                          

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 PM UNTIL 800
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF JACKSON TENNESSEE TO 50
MILES NORTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY.

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 SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 375.  WATCH NUMBER 375 WILL NOT BE IN
EFFECT AFTER 230 PM CDT.  CONTINUE...WW 376...WW 377...

DISCUSSION...SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED LEWPS IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY WITH STRONG HEATING DOWNSTREAM. WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL ARE
THE MAIN THREATS...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH
EMBEDDED MESOCYCLONES.


AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040.


...VESCIO

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