Tornado Watch 448

Issued

Jun 12, 2004, 2:40 PM CDT (19:40 UTC)

Expired

Jun 12, 2004, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1217Jun 12, 1:12 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1228Jun 12, 5:37 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1233Jun 12, 7:58 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1234Jun 12, 7:59 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 121943
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SPC WW 121940
KSZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-130400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 448
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
240 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

       SOUTHERN KANSAS
       CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA
       NORTHWEST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 240 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...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 85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON KANSAS TO 95
MILES 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 445...WW 446...WW 447...

DISCUSSION...DRY LINE FROM SCENTRAL KS SSWWD INTO NWRN TX WILL BE
FOCUS FOR EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NEXT 1-3
HOURS. EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE E OF DRYLINE WITH
MLCAPES AOA 4000 J/KG. WITH APPROACH OF SRN BRANCH MID/UPPER WIND
MAX FROM SRN NM...THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT SHEAR AND UPWARD MOTION
FOR A POTENTIAL OF TORNADIC SUPERCELLS ALONG WITH VERY LARGE HAIL.

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 600.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.


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381,0953 325,0981 325,1010 381,0984

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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.