Tornado Watch 715

Issued

Sep 7, 2001, 3:15 PM CDT (20:15 UTC)

Expired

Sep 7, 2001, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

667 
WWUS9 KMKC 072000
SEL5  
MKC WW 071955
KSZ000-OKZ000-080200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 715
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
255 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2001

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

SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS                             
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA                           

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 315 PM UNTIL 900
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...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 65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA
TO 40 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 713...WW 714...

DISCUSSION...SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY ALONG
THE DRYLINE ACROSS S CENTRAL KS/NW OK IN THE NEXT HOUR...AND
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AS THE COLD FRONT OVERTAKES THE DRYLINE THIS
AREA.  FARTHER S...STORMS MAY DEVELOP INTO W CENTRAL/CENTRAL OK IN
1-2 HOURS AS THE CAP WEAKENS.  BACKING LOW-LEVEL WINDS WITH TIME
AND INCREASING MID LEVEL FLOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG INSTABILITY...
WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY
TORNADOES.  LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING...STORMS WILL LIKELY
EVOLVE INTO A SQUALL LINE WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.


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 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.


...THOMPSON

381,0955 345,0964 345,0990 381,0982

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