Tornado Watch 45

Issued

Mar 8, 2006, 11:42 PM CST (05:42 UTC)

Expired

Mar 9, 2006, 6:00 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 197Mar 8, 8:22 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 199Mar 8, 10:51 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 202Mar 9, 1:57 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 090541
SEL5  
SPC WW 090541
OKZ000-TXZ000-091200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 45
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1140 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006

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

       SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
       NORTHERN TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 1140 PM
UNTIL 600 AM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 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 120 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH OF ARDMORE
OKLAHOMA TO 45 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF SHERMAN TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 42. WATCH NUMBER 42 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 1140
PM CST. CONTINUE...WW 43...WW 44...

DISCUSSION...VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ACROSS AREA
AS MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES INTO WRN TX CAUSING LOWER LEVEL
WINDS TO BACK. VERY STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR OF 60-70 KT WITH MUCAPE
TO 1000 J/KG HAS CREATED ENVIRONMENT FOR TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.


...MCCARTHY

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.