Tornado Watch 488

Issued

Jun 16, 2005, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2005, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1362Jun 16, 2:54 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1367Jun 16, 6:33 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1368Jun 16, 8:02 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 162051
SEL8  
SPC WW 162051
KSZ000-OKZ000-170300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 488
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
350 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005

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

       SOUTHWEST KANSAS
       NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 350 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 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 55 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES WEST OF GARDEN CITY KANSAS
TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TULSA OKLAHOMA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION
OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU8).

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 487...

DISCUSSION...VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS NOW IN PLACE ACROSS WATCH WITH A
FAVORABLE VEERING SHEAR PROFILE IN SUPPORT OF SUPERCELLS. 
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO INITIATE VICINITY BOUNDARY FROM SWRN KS
INTO NWRN OK.  WITH MLCAPES IN EXCESS OF 3500 J/KG AND FAVORABLY LOW
LCLS VERY LARGE HAIL AND AT LEAST ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE LIKELY WITH
SUPERCELLS.  STORMS WILL PROPAGATE S OF E ACROSS NRN OK INTO THE
EVENING WITH INCREASING LIKLIHOOD OF MORE ORGANIZED WIND DAMAGE
DEVELOPING

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 600.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.


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