WWUS9 KMKC 021948 SEL2 MKC WW 021948 NYZ000-PAZ000-OHZ000-WVZ000-MDZ000-LEZ000-LOZ000-030200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 492 STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 348 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 1998 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK WESTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN OHIO NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA WESTERN MARYLAND LAKE ERIE LAKE ONTARIO EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 415 PM UNTIL 1000 PM EDT. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MORGANTOWN WEST VIRGINIA TO 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF BUFFALO NEW YORK. 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 491... DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING RAPIDLY AHEAD OF STRONG UPPER SHORTWAVE. ALTHOUGH THE AIR MASS IS ONLY WEAKLY-MODERATELY UNSTABLE...STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL SUPPORT ORGANIZED SEVERE CONVECTION...INCLUDING SUPERCELLS. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 480. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035. ...VESCIO ;390,0815 433,0801 433,0763 390,0783;
WWUS9 KMKC 022039 SEL3 MKC WW 022039 NYZ000-PAZ000-NJZ000-030300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 493 STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 439 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 1998 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW YORK CENTRAL AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN NEW JERSEY EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 515 PM UNTIL 1100 PM EDT. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF HARRISBURG PENNSYLVANIA TO 35 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF UTICA NEW YORK. 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 491...WW 492... DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG LEE TROUGH OVER PA. SHEAR PROFILES ARE VERY FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 480. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035. ...VESCIO ;394,0780 433,0772 433,0735 394,0745;