SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 125
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
305 PM CDT THU APR 29 2004
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN OKLAHOMA
NORTHWEST TEXAS
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 305 PM UNTIL
1000 PM 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 ALONG AND 45 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 95 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF CHILDRESS
TEXAS TO 130 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF CLINTON OKLAHOMA.
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 124...
DISCUSSION...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY ALONG
DRYLINE AND COLD FRONT FROM WRN OK INTO PARTS OF W AND NW TX DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE
PRIMARY THREATS.
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.
