Tornado Watch 471

Issued

Jun 3, 2003, 2:20 PM MDT (20:20 UTC)

Expired

Jun 3, 2003, 8:00 PM MDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1221Jun 3, 12:34 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1224Jun 3, 6:50 PM MDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 032017
SEL1  
SPC WW 032020
NMZ000-TXZ000-040200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 471 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
320 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2003

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

       EASTERN NEW MEXICO
       NORTHWEST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 320 PM UNTIL 900
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 85 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TUCUMCARI NEW MEXICO TO
45 MILES SOUTHEAST 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.


OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 470...


DISCUSSION...VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH MUCAPES TO 4000 J/KG HAS
DEVELOPED INTO WATCH AREA.  STRONG VEERING SHEAR PROFILES SUPPORT
RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  TORNADIC SUPERCELLS ARE
EXPECTED TO EVOLVE AS STORMS DEVELOP SEWD THRU THE WATCH AREA ALONG
WITH VERY LARGE HAIL.

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 32030.


...HALES

360,1035 331,0990 304,0990 333,1035

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.