Tornado Watch 442

Issued

Jun 9, 2005, 2:10 PM CDT (19:10 UTC)

Expired

Jun 9, 2005, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1257Jun 9, 11:51 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1259Jun 9, 1:32 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1265Jun 9, 5:28 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1267Jun 9, 6:28 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1270Jun 9, 9:27 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 091913
SEL2  
SPC WW 091913
KSZ000-NEZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-100400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 442
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
210 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

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

       WESTERN KANSAS
       SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA
       NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA
       EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 210 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 75 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF NORTH
PLATTE NEBRASKA TO 35 MILES WEST OF CLINTON OKLAHOMA.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 441...

DISCUSSION...LITTLE CAP REMAINING ALONG DRY LINE WHICH EXTENDS FROM
JUST E OF KS/CO BORDER SWD TO CENTRAL TX PANHANDLE.  WITH EXTREMELY
UNSTABLE AIR MASS E OF DRY LINE ALONG WITH APPROACHING MID LEVEL
IMPULSE/ 30-40 KT SWLY FLOW/...HODOGRAPHS AND LOW/MID LEVEL SHEAR
VERY FAVORABLE FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELLS ALONG/E OF DRY
LINE THRU THE AFTERNOON.  WHILE VERY LARGE HAIL IS PRIMARY
THREAT...TORNADOS ARE LIKELY TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH POSSIBLY SEVERAL
OF THE SUPERCELLS.

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 23025.


...HALES

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