Tornado Watch 371

Issued

Jun 5, 2001, 4:15 PM CDT (21:15 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2001, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 371
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
356 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

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

SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS                             
NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA                           
NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE                              

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 415 PM UNTIL 1000
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF GAGE OKLAHOMA TO 10
MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON 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...  CONTINUE...WW 369...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT
FROM NW OK INTO S CENTRAL KS IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.  SBCAPE VALUES
OF 3000-4000 J/KG AND 35-40 KT OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL SUPPORT A
FEW SUPERCELLS ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING.  THOUGH LARGE
HAIL AND A FEW DAMAGING GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS...RELATIVELY
LOW LCL HEIGHTS AND LOCALLY ENHANCED LOW-LEVEL SHEAR ALONG THE
FRONT COULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR A COUPLE OF TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INC{HES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23025.


...THOMPSON

;380,0964 351,0992 351,1011 380,0984;

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