Tornado Watch 376

Issued

May 26, 2008, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2008, 3:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

10%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

20%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1051May 26, 6:39 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1054May 26, 10:19 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 270049
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SPC WW 270049
KSZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-270500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 376
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
745 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008

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

       SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
       WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
       EASTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT FROM 745 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 95 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
BARTLESVILLE OKLAHOMA TO 70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GAGE OKLAHOMA. 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 374. WATCH NUMBER 374 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER
745 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 375...

DISCUSSION...SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF SUSTAINED STORMS/SUPERCELLS
EXPECTED TO PERSIST IN ENVIRONMENT OF MODEST DEEP SHEAR BUT RICH
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND ENHANCED 0-1 SRH INVOF COMPOSITE OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES.  TORNADO THREAT ATTM APPEARS GREATEST IN THREE
AREAS.../1/ S CNTRL KS...NEAR COLD FRONT/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
INTERSECTION.../2/ IN NE OK...WITH STORM CLUSTER ALONG
NNW-SSE-ORIENTED BOUNDARY...AND /3/ IN THE SE TX PANHANDLE...WHERE
LOW-LEVEL INFLOW IN STRONGEST.  NOCTURNAL INCREASE IN SLY LLJ MAY
SLIGHTLY ENHANCE TORNADO THREAT FOR A SHORT WHILE AFTER SUNSET...BUT
OVERALL THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS STORMS DESTRUCTIVELY
INTERFERE.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26020.


...CORFIDI

Tornado Watches in Oklahoma, 2008Tornado Watches in Kansas, 2008Tornado Watches in Texas, 2008Every tornado watch in 2008

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.