Tornado Watch 97

Issued

Apr 6, 2001, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)

Expired

Apr 6, 2001, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 97
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
326 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2001

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

   EXTREME WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE            
   WEST TEXAS                              

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 400 PM UNTIL 900
PM CDT.

 ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
 
DAMAGING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH OF LUBBOCK TEXAS TO 65 MILES EAST OF
ELKHART 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 95...WW 96...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY FROM THE
PANHANDLE REGION SWD INTO PARTS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS AS STRONG COLD
FRONT SURGES EWD INTO WRN EDGE OF THE MOISTURE AXIS.  VERY STRONG
UPPER TROUGH IS ACCELERATING NEWD ACROSS NM ACCOMPANIED BY 100+ KT
MID LEVEL JET STREAK SPREADING ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS.  VERY STRONG
DEEP LAYER SHEAR COUPLED WITH FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL HELICITY AND
STRONG INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS INCLUDING THREAT FOR A
FEW STRONG TORNADOES.  CONVECTION SHOULD FORM INTO A SQUALL LINE BY
DURING THE EVENING THAT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NEWD INTO THE PLAINS.


AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM uTOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23050.


...WEISS

;365,0992 325,1003 325,1030 365,1015;

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