Tornado Watch 100

Issued

Apr 6, 2001, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)

Expired

Apr 7, 2001, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 100
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
713 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2001

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

CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS                             
SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA                           

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 745 PM UNTIL
100 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 95 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 110 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF GRAND ISLAND NEBRASKA TO
40 MILES SOUTH OF WICHITA KANSAS.

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 96...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 98.  WATCH NUMBER 96...98 WILL NOT
BE IN EFFECT AFTER 745 PM CDT.  CONTINUE...WW 97...WW 99...

DISCUSSION...WIDESPREAD/INTENSE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE
EXPECTED WITH A SQUALL LINE THAT WILL SURGE NEWD AT 50-60 KT FROM
SW KS NEWD TOWARD NE KS/SE NEB LATER TONIGHT.  00Z SOUNDINGS SHOW
A STRONG CAP OVER THE WARM SECTOR...WHICH SHOULD CONFINE STORMS TO
THE LINE.  THOUGH INSTABILITY DECREASES SOME FROM W TO E...A VERY
STRONG PRESSURE FALL/RISE COUPLET SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO INTENSE LOW-
LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND HELP MAINTAIN THE SQUALL LINE FOR THE NEXT 3-
6 HOURS.  AT THE SAME TIME...DESTABILIZATION SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS
SRN NEB AS THE WARM SECTOR WILL SPREADS NWD. A FEW TORNADOES COULD
ALSO OCCUR WITH EMBEDDED BOW ECHO/SUPERCELL STRUCTURES GIVEN THE
STRONG LOW-LEVEL SHEAR.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22055.


...THOMPSON

;411,0962 370,0952 370,0992 411,1003;

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