Tornado Watch 72

Issued

Apr 7, 2002, 1:00 PM CDT (18:00 UTC)

Expired

Apr 7, 2002, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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WWUS20 KWNS 071748
SEL2  
SPC WW 071741
TXZ000-080000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 72
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1241 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2002

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

WEST AND NORTHWEST TEXAS                              

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 100 PM UNTIL 700
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 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEL RIO TEXAS TO 70 MILES
NORTH NORTHWEST OF ABILENE 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.

DISCUSSION...CONVECTION DEVELOPING ALONG DRYLINE E/SE OF MAF WILL
INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE IN THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS...WITH THE THREAT
OF LARGE HAIL.  OTHER STORMS MAY DEVELOP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS ACROSS THE NRN PART OF THE WATCH AREA FROM NEAR A WEAK
SURFACE LOW W OF ABI...EWD ALONG AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY/WARM FRONT. 
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND VERTICAL SHEAR WILL BE MORE FAVORABLE FOR
SUPERCELLS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES LATER THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE NRN/ERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH.

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 22030.


...THOMPSON

332,0985 291,0995 291,1021 332,1012

WWUS20 KWNS 071748
SEL2  
SPC WW 071741
TXZ000-080000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 72
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1241 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2002

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

WEST AND NORTHWEST TEXAS                              

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 100 PM UNTIL 700
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 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEL RIO TEXAS TO 70 MILES
NORTH NORTHWEST OF ABILENE 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.

DISCUSSION...CONVECTION DEVELOPING ALONG DRYLINE E/SE OF MAF WILL
INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE IN THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS...WITH THE THREAT
OF LARGE HAIL.  OTHER STORMS MAY DEVELOP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS ACROSS THE NRN PART OF THE WATCH AREA FROM NEAR A WEAK
SURFACE LOW W OF ABI...EWD ALONG AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY/WARM FRONT. 
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND VERTICAL SHEAR WILL BE MORE FAVORABLE FOR
SUPERCELLS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES LATER THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE NRN/ERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH.

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 22030.


...THOMPSON

332,0985 291,0995 291,1021 332,1012

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.