Tornado Watch 191

Issued

May 4, 2001, 2:00 PM CDT (19:00 UTC)

Expired

May 4, 2001, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 191
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
133 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001

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

   SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA                           
   NORTHWEST TEXAS                              

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 200 PM UNTIL 800
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH 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 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF ABILENE TEXAS TO 40
MILES NORTH NORTHWEST 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.


DISCUSSION...STORMS ARE INCREASING ACROSS SWRN OK SSWWD INTO
WCENTRAL TX.  SHEAR PROFILES CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IN SUPPORT OF
SUPERCELLS AS AIRMASS NOW MODERATELY UNSTABLE E OF STORMS.  AS
UPPER MID/UPPER SPEED MAX MOVES INTO TX ALONG WITH MID LEVEL DRYING
STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THRU THE AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED
TORNADOES.


AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH...EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22035.


...HALES

;344,0960 314,0985 314,1010 344,0982;

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