Tornado Watch 256

Issued

May 8, 2002, 4:45 PM CDT (21:45 UTC)

Expired

May 8, 2002, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

000 
WWUS20 KWNS 082127
SEL6  
SPC WW 082123
TXZ000-090300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 256
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
423 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2002

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

   CENTRAL AND NORTH TEXAS                              

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 445 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...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 65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF BROWNWOOD TEXAS TO 65
MILES NORTH OF DALLAS 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...  CONTINUE...WW 254...WW 255...

DISCUSSION...CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED EAST
OF SJT IN REGION OF VERY MOIST/UNSTABLE AIRMASS.  STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND TRACK EAST-NORTHEAST
TOWARD THE DFW AREA.  SHEAR PROFILES ARE FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS
PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES.

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 TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.

...HART

305,1002 334,0975 334,0954 305,0981

WWUS20 KWNS 082127
SEL6  
SPC WW 082123
TXZ000-090300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 256
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
423 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2002

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

   CENTRAL AND NORTH TEXAS                              

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 445 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...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 65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF BROWNWOOD TEXAS TO 65
MILES NORTH OF DALLAS 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...  CONTINUE...WW 254...WW 255...

DISCUSSION...CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED EAST
OF SJT IN REGION OF VERY MOIST/UNSTABLE AIRMASS.  STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND TRACK EAST-NORTHEAST
TOWARD THE DFW AREA.  SHEAR PROFILES ARE FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS
PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES.

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 TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.

...HART

305,1002 334,0975 334,0954 305,0981

Tornado Watches in Texas, 2002Every tornado watch in 2002

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.