Tornado Watch 93

Issued

Apr 5, 2003, 4:30 PM CST (22:30 UTC)

Expired

Apr 5, 2003, 10:00 PM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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• Mesoscale Discussion 389Apr 5, 3:48 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 392Apr 5, 6:35 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 394Apr 5, 8:04 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 395Apr 5, 9:20 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 052233
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SPC WW 052230
TXZ000-060400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 93
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
430 PM CST SAT APR 5 2003

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

   NORTHCENTRAL TEXAS                              

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 430 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CST.

 ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
 
DAMAGING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS TO
80 MILES EAST OF DALLAS 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 92...

DISCUSSION...E/W WARM FRONT SHIFTING NWD THRU NRN TX WITH MOIST AND
MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO THE S.  STRONG VEERING SHEAR
PROFILES VICINTY OF WARM FRONT COUPLED WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES HAVE
CREATED A VERY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR TORNADIC SUPERCELLS. 
CURRENTLY INTENSE SUPERCELL LOCATED  OVER HASKELL COUNTY WILL
CONTINUE EWD VICINITY WARM FRONT WITH INCREASING TORNADO POTENTIAL
AS IT MOVES INTO THIS VERY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. ADDITIONAL SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP VICINITY AND N OF WARM FRONT
THRU THE EVENING. 


AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.


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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.