Tornado Watch 23

Issued

Mar 4, 2004, 11:50 AM CST (17:50 UTC)

Expired

Mar 4, 2004, 5:00 PM CST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

• Mesoscale Discussion 161Mar 4, 8:43 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 163Mar 4, 10:46 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 164Mar 4, 11:52 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 168Mar 4, 1:42 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 041747
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SPC WW 041750
TXZ000-042300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 23
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1150 AM CST THU MAR 4 2004

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

       CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1150 AM UNTIL
500 PM CST.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 90 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES WEST OF HONDO TEXAS TO 40 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST 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 22...


DISCUSSION...INTENSE SQUALL LINE HAS DEVELOPED NWRN TX IN ADVANCE OF
VIGOROUS S/WV TROUGH AND 100KT WIND MAX NOW MOVING INTO SWRN TX. 
WITH VERY MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR MASS  IN WARM SECTOR...POTENTIAL FOR
TORNADIC SUPERCELLS WILL INCREASE ALONG/AHEAD OF SCALL LINE AS IT
MOVES RAPIDLY E/NE ACROSS WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


...HALES

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Tornado Watches in Texas, 2004Every tornado watch in 2004

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