Tornado Watch 522

Issued

Jun 11, 2003, 8:15 PM CDT (01:15 UTC)

Expired

Jun 12, 2003, 2:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

• Mesoscale Discussion 1335Jun 11, 7:13 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1338Jun 11, 8:04 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1343Jun 11, 11:10 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1347Jun 12, 1:30 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 120118
SEL2  
SPC WW 120115
TXZ000-120700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 522 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
815 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2003

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

      
       NORTH CENTRAL AND  SOUTHWEST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 815 PM
UNTIL 200 AM 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 60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES NORTH OF MINERAL WELLS TEXAS TO 5 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF DEL RIO 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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 516. WATCH NUMBER 516 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 815
PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 513...WW 516...WW 517...WW 518...WW 519...WW
520...WW 521...


DISCUSSION...WITH THE EXTREME INSTABILITY AVAILABLE OVER CENTRAL
TX...SUPERCELLS WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE HAIL WILL
CONTINUE DEVELOPING SLOWLY EWD ACROSS WW AREA.

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 600.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.


...HALES

334,0970 291,0995 291,1015 334,0990 

WWUS20 KWNS 120118
SEL2  
SPC WW 120115
TXZ000-120700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 522 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
815 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2003

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

      
       NORTH CENTRAL AND  SOUTHWEST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 815 PM
UNTIL 200 AM 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 60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES NORTH OF MINERAL WELLS TEXAS TO 5 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF DEL RIO 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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 516. WATCH NUMBER 516 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 815
PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 513...WW 516...WW 517...WW 518...WW 519...WW
520...WW 521...


DISCUSSION...WITH THE EXTREME INSTABILITY AVAILABLE OVER CENTRAL
TX...SUPERCELLS WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE HAIL WILL
CONTINUE DEVELOPING SLOWLY EWD ACROSS WW AREA.

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 600.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.


...HALES

334,0970 291,0995 291,1015 334,0990

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