Tornado Watch 96

Issued

Apr 5, 2003, 9:35 PM CST (03:35 UTC)

Expired

Apr 6, 2003, 4:00 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 392Apr 5, 6:35 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 394Apr 5, 8:04 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 395Apr 5, 9:20 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 398Apr 5, 11:43 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 399 Severe thunderstorm watch 97Apr 6, 3:13 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 400Apr 6, 3:39 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 060436
SEL6
SPC WW 060335
TXZ000-060900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 96
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
935 PM CST SAT APR 5 2003

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

   NORTHCENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS                              

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 935 PM UNTIL
300 AM CST.

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 NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS TO
45 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF LONGVIEW 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 93.  WATCH NUMBER 93 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 935 PM CST. 
CONTINUE...WW 94...WW 95...

DISCUSSION...SERIES OF SUPERCELLS CONTINUE TO TRACK EWD
VICINITY/NORTH OF WARM FRONT ACROSS NRN TX.  WITH STRONG SHEAR AND
INSTABILITY TO REMAIN BASICALLY IN PLACE FOR NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS...ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND SUPERCELLS CAN BE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NWRN TX AND MOVE EWD.  PRIMARY THREAT
WILL BE LARGE HAIL...HOWEVER ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE LIKELY.


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 26035.


...HALES

341,0990 333,0940 314,0940 323,0990

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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.