Tornado Watch 322

Issued

May 29, 2004, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)

Expired

May 29, 2004, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 974May 29, 2:33 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 976May 29, 4:57 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 982May 29, 8:27 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 983May 29, 8:45 PM CDT

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SPC WW 291955
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 322
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
255 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2004

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

       CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN KANSAS
       WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
       NORTHWEST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 255 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

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

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE 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 100 STATUTE MILES EAST AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON KANSAS
TO 50 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA FALLS 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 321...

DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY STRONG
TORNADOES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS ALONG DRY LINE
IN WRN PART OF WATCH AS SURFACE HEATING CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE
REGION OF MODERATE TO STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR.  SEVERAL IMPULSES
APPARENT IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND PROFILER/VWP DATA SUGGEST THAT
FORCING WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO BREACH CAP WHERE CONVERGENCE IS
MAXIMIZED INVOF DRY LINE.

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 600.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26025.


...CORFIDI

383,0954 334,0973 334,1010 383,0992

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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.