Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Tornado Watch 267

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 267
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
330 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
WEST TEXAS
EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 330 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 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 50 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF
FORT STOCKTON TEXAS TO 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF CANNON AFB NEW
MEXICO. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 265
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WW 266
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DISCUSSION...CU IS INCREASING ALONG SURFACE DRYLINE OVER EXTREME
SOUTHEAST NM. RECENT OBSERVED SOUNDING DATA MODIFIED WITH CURRENT
SURFACE OBS SUGGEST AIRMASS IS GENERALLY UNCAPPED WITH MLCAPE VALUES
OVER 1500 J/KG. A FEW SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
DRYLINE WITH A RISK OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. A FEW
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.
...HART

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