Thursday, April 17, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 205

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 205
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
635 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TEXAS
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 635 PM
UNTIL 300 AM CDT.
HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF
STEPHENVILLE TEXAS TO 25 MILES EAST OF DEL RIO TEXAS. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...
WW 204
...
DISCUSSION...TSTMS/POSSIBLE SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN
COVERAGE ALONG SE-MOVING COLD FRONT...AND POSSIBLY ALONG MORE
SLOWLY-MOVING DRY LINE...AS FORCING FOR ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH W TX
UPR TROUGH CONTINUES EWD. STRENGTHENING WIND FIELD AND DEEPLY-MIXED
ENVIRONMENT WILL BE PRESENT TO FOSTER LOCALLY DMGG WIND GUSTS...IN
ADDITION TO SVR HAIL. STORMS MAY CONSOLIDATE INTO SEVERAL BROKEN
LINE SEGMENTS OR SMALL CLUSTERS LATER TONIGHT.
AVIATION...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 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 25035.
...CORFIDI

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