Tornado Watch 394

Issued

Jun 4, 2005, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)

Expired

Jun 4, 2005, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1155Jun 4, 2:12 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1166Jun 4, 7:51 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1171Jun 4, 10:23 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 042049
SEL4  
SPC WW 042049
TXZ000-050400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 394
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
350 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

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

       NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 350 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 APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF WICHITA
FALLS TEXAS TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAN ANGELO TEXAS. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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 390...WW 391...WW 392...WW
393...

DISCUSSION...WITH EXTREME INSTABILITY AND WEAK CAP...AT LEAST
ISOLATED SUPERCELLS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND E OF DRY LINE.  SHEAR AND
INSTABILITY SUPPORT NOT ONLY VERY LARGE HAIL BUT TORNADOS.

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 650.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27015.


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