Tornado Watch 516

Issued

Jun 11, 2003, 3:55 PM CDT (20:55 UTC)

Expired

Jun 11, 2003, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

• Mesoscale Discussion 1321Jun 11, 12:59 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1328Jun 11, 3:25 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1335Jun 11, 7:13 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 112055
SEL6  
SPC WW 112055
TXZ000-120200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 516 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
355 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2003

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

       SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 355 PM UNTIL
900 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DEL RIO TEXAS TO 75 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.


OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 512...WW 513...WW 514...WW
515...


DISCUSSION...EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND WEAKLY CAPPED AIR MASS WILL
SUPPORT RAPID SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT HOUR
OR SO.	REGION REMAINS UNDER STRONG SRN STREAM JET ALOFT WITH H25
WINDS NEAR 80 KT SUGGESTING SUPERCELLS WITH ATTENDANT THREAT OF VERY
LARGE HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26020.


...EVANS

291,1020 332,1013 332,0984 291,0992

Tornado Watches in Texas, 2003Every tornado watch in 2003

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.