Tornado Watch 371

Issued

Jun 1, 2004, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)

Expired

Jun 1, 2004, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1038Jun 1, 2:43 PM CDT

000 
WWUS20 KWNS 012048
SEL1  
SPC WW 012050
TXZ000-020300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 371
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
350 PM CDT TUE JUN 1 2004

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

       CENTRAL AND NORTH TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 350 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...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 80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS TO 65 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF JUNCTION 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 365...WW 366...WW 367...WW
368...WW 369...WW 370...

DISCUSSION......WATCH TRANSMISSION DELAYED BY WATCH-BY-COUNTY
SOFTWARE PROBLEMS...
SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE NEXT HOUR ALONG LOW LEVEL
CONFLUENCE ZONE EXTENDING NNW/SSE ACROSS CNTRL/N TX.  BEST CHANCE
FOR SUSTAINED SUPERCELLS APPEARS TO BE OVER NRN PART OF WW...WHERE
DEEP WNWLY SHEAR IS STRONGEST /ON THE ORDER OF 40 KT/ AND LOW LEVEL
FLOW IS BACKED INVOF THERMAL LOW.  LARGER TEMP-DEWPOINT SPREAD
FARTHER S SUGGEST MAIN THREAT WILL BE HIGH WIND.

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 32015.


...CORFIDI

340,0970 293,0980 293,1004 340,0995

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