Tornado Watch 443

Issued

Jun 9, 2005, 3:30 PM CDT (20:30 UTC)

Expired

Jun 9, 2005, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1261Jun 9, 2:43 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1267Jun 9, 6:28 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1270Jun 9, 9:27 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 092027
SEL3  
SPC WW 092027
TXZ000-100400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 443
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
330 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

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

       WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 330 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 75 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF AMARILLO
TEXAS TO 65 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT STOCKTON TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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...WW 442...

DISCUSSION...RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED
ALONG AND E OF DRY LINE ON W EDGE OF WATCH.  WITH EXTREMELY UNSTABLE
AIR AND 30-40 KT OF MID LEVEL FLOW...NOT ONLY VERY LARGE HAIL IS
LIKELY WITH ANY SUPERCELL BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES AS WELL.  STORMS
WILL CONTINUE WELL AFTER SUNSET.

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 600.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27020.


...HALES

352,0992 301,1005 301,1032 352,1020

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