Tornado Watch 124

Issued

Apr 1, 2006, 6:24 PM CST (00:24 UTC)

Expired

Apr 2, 2006, 12:23 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 394Apr 1, 5:37 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 398Apr 1, 8:17 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 020023
SEL4  
SPC WW 020023
KSZ000-OKZ000-020800-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 124
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
625 PM CST SAT APR 1 2006

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

       SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
       CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 625 PM UNTIL
200 AM CST.

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 65 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
HUTCHINSON KANSAS TO 40 MILES EAST OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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 121...WW 122...WW 123...

DISCUSSION...CLUSTERS OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN OK
WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL OK AND SOUTH CENTRAL KS DURING
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS ARE EXPECTED TO
STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY...ALONG WITH SLOWLY INCREASING MOISTURE. 
THUS...POTENTIAL FOR VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE.

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 24035.


...HART

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