Tornado Watch 15

Issued

Feb 8, 2001, 11:00 PM CST (05:00 UTC)

Expired

Feb 9, 2001, 5:00 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 15
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1039 PM CST THU FEB 8 2001

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

   SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA                           
   NORTHCENTRAL TEXAS                              

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 1100 PM UNTIL
500 AM CST.

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 85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF BROWNWOOD TEXAS TO 40
MILES NORTH OF ARDMORE OKLAHOMA.

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 14.  WATCH NUMBER 14 WILL NOT BE IN
EFFECT AFTER 1100 PM CST.

DISCUSSION...AS STRONG TROUGH MOVES INTO SRN HI PLAINS...WIND
FIELDS HAVE RAPIDLY INCREASED AT ALL LEVELS EWD ACROSS OK/NRN TX. 
SQUALL LINE IN RESPONSE HAS ACCELERATED EWD WITH INCREASING
INTENSIFY OF STORMS IN LINE.  GIVEN VERY STRONG AND FAVORABLE SHEAR
PROFILES AHEAD OF LINE AND SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY...SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD
OF LINE.


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 450. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23050.


...HALES

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