TORNADO WATCH #883, Things heating up now.

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TORNADO WATCH #883 is now in effect for east central Texas. This will only mark the beginnind of a violatile severe weather day. Plenty more tornado watches maybe needed through the rest of today and into tonight likewise.


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 883
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
845 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

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

CENTRAL AND EASTERN TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 845 AM UNTIL 300
PM 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 ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES EAST OF SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TO 65 MILES
NORTH OF LONGVIEW TEXAS.

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 882...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFYING CENTRAL TX IN RESPONSE TO
STRONG UPPER TROUGH AND MID LEVEL COLD ADVECTION. WITH AIR MASS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DESTABILIZE AND SHEAR PROFILES VERY FAVORABLE
FOR SUPERCELLS...TORNADO POTENTIAL WITH ANY SUPERCELL WILL INCREASE
THRU THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

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
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.


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