WWUS9 KMKC 101908
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 150
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
208 PM CDT THU APR 10 1997

A...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR 

LARGE PART OF WEST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL 900 PM CDT.
TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING
THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.THE TORNADO WATCH 
AREA IS ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 
40 MILES NORTH OF PLAINVIEW TEXAS TO 65 MILES WESTSOUTHWEST OF 
SAN ANGELO 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.WARNINGS.

C...TORNADOES AND A FEW SVR TSTMS WITH HAIL SFC AND ALF TO 3 INCHES.  
EXTRM TURBC AND SFC WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS.  A FEW CBS WITH MAX 
TOPS TO 520.  MEAN WIND VECTOR 23030.

D...CAP HAS ERODED SUFLY TO ALLOW INITIATION OF STG/SVR TSTMS NEXT 
HR ALG NM/TX BORDER WHERE AMS IS QUITE UNSTBL.  CAPES AOA 2000 J/KG
AVBL THIS AREA.  INITIAL DVLPMNT APPEARS TO LCTD BTWN MAF-INK WITH
ADDITIONAL DVLPMNT NWD TO COLD FRONT DROPPING SWD ACRS NERN NM/
TXPNHDL.  WIND PROFILES FAVOR SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOS ALG WITH 
LRGHAIL.