Tornado Watch 349

Issued

May 29, 2005, 2:20 PM CDT (19:20 UTC)

Expired

May 29, 2005, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1052May 29, 11:47 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1055May 29, 1:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1059May 29, 6:20 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1060May 29, 6:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1061May 29, 7:45 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1063May 29, 10:05 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 291919
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SPC WW 291919
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 349
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
220 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005

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

       SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 220 PM UNTIL 1100
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF COTULLA
TEXAS TO 65 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF HOUSTON TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 348...

DISCUSSION...VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WITH
MLCAPE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 J/KG.  RUC MODELS SOUNDINGS HAVE BEEN
SHOWING INCREASING FAVORABLE SHEAR PROFILES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT WITH BRN SHEAR REACHING BETWEEN 60 AND 65 M2/S2.  LARGE HAIL
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE THE THREATS ACROSS THE AREA.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.


...MCCARTHY

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