Tornado Watch 321

Issued

May 29, 2001, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)

Expired

May 30, 2001, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 321
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
720 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2001

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

   WESTERN OKLAHOMA                           
   THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST TEXAS                        
     
EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 730 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

 ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
 
DAMAGING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 100 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES NORTHWEST OF GAGE OKLAHOMA TO 100 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA FALLS 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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 319.  WATCH NUMBER 319 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 730 PM
CDT.  CONTINUE...WW 320...

DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING ALONG AND
E OF DRY LINE IN TX PANHANDLE.  OTHER STORMS EXPECTED TO
MOVE/DEVELOP SWD FROM MCS IN SW KS.  DEEP LAYER SHEAR /ON THE ORDER
OF 50 KTS/...LOW LEVEL DIRECTIONAL VEERING AND LOW LCLS APPEAR
FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO VERY LARGE HAIL/HIGH WINDS.
OVERALL TORNADO THREAT MAY BE GREATEST FROM ERN HALF OF TX
PANHANDLE ESEWD ALONG WEAK BOUNDARY EXTENDING INTO NW TX.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 600. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.

...CORFIDI

;365,0985 325,0980 325,1012 365,1022;

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