Tornado Watch 344

Issued

May 27, 2002, 1:45 PM CDT (18:45 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2002, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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WWUS20 KWNS 271838
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SPC WW 271831
OKZ000-TXZ000-280100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 344
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
131 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2002

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

   THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE                          
   THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
   WEST TEXAS                              

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 145 PM UNTIL 800
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 60 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF DALHART TEXAS TO 70
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUBBOCK 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 342...WW 343...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS ALONG DRY LINE MOVING EWD FROM NEAR THE TX/NM BORDER. 
OTHER STORMS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY/DEVELOP ALONG OUTFLOW FROM
PREVIOUS STORMS OVER THE NRN AND ERN PARTS OF THE TX PANHANDLE. 
WHILE DEEP SHEAR IS MORE LIMITED THAN OVER SW TX...COOLING ALOFT
ASSOCIATED WITH EWD MOTION OF NM UPPER IMPULSE...STRONG SURFACE
HEATING AND REGIONAL CONVERGENCE INTO LOW PRESSURE AREA BETWEEN AMA
AND TCC SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SUPERCELLS WITH LARGE
HAIL/POSSIBLE TORNADOES THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23025.

...CORFIDI

370,1004 325,0994 325,1021 370,1032

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