Tornado Watch 407

Issued

Jun 5, 2005, 4:40 PM EDT (20:40 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2005, 10:00 PM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1182Jun 5, 4:21 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1187Jun 5, 8:05 PM EDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 052037
SEL7  
SPC WW 052037
MIZ000-WIZ000-LMZ000-LSZ000-060200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 407
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
340 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

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

       WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN
       NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
       LAKE MICHIGAN
       LAKE SUPERIOR

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 340 PM UNTIL 900
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF IRONWOOD
MICHIGAN TO OSHKOSH WISCONSIN. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE
WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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 404...WW 405...WW 406...

DISCUSSION...AS VIGOROUS S/WV TROUGH AND MID LEVEL WIND MAX MOVE
ACROSS AREA...SHEAR BECOMES FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES.  IN ADDITION DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD AS STORM DEVELOP LINE SEGMENTS AND BOWS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.


...HALES

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