Tornado Watch 449

Issued

Jun 10, 2005, 11:30 AM CDT (16:30 UTC)

Expired

Jun 10, 2005, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

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the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 449
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1130 AM CDT FRI JUN 10 2005

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

       SOUTHWEST KANSAS
       NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INCLUDING THE PANHANDLE
       THE TEXAS PANHANDLE

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1130 AM UNTIL 600
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 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 85 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUBBOCK TEXAS
TO 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF LIBERAL KANSAS.  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.

DISCUSSION...AIR MASS CONTINUES TO TRY TO DESTABILIZE AHEAD OF
APPROACHING MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS EASTERN NM.  CLOUD COVER
IS LIMITING HEATING...BUT ASCENT FROM APPROACHING TROUGH IS
INITIATING FURTHER STORM DEVELOPMENT.  MESOANALYSIS SHOWS WEAKENING
INHIBITION TO ALLOW ACTIVITY TO BECOME MORE SURFACE BASED WITH
TIME...AND WITH SEVERAL BOUNDARIES ACROSS THE AREA AND FAVORABLE
SHEAR...LOOKS LIKE MAIN THREATS WILL BE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22035.


...MCCARTHY

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