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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 252

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

430 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       PARTS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN



EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 430 PM UNTIL

1000 PM CDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 60 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAMP

DOUGLAS WISCONSIN TO 10 MILES WEST OF JANESVILLE WISCONSIN.  FOR

A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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 251...



DISCUSSION...WARM SECTOR E OF DEEP SURFACE LOW HAS DEVELOPED INTO

SRN WI.  SHEAR AND MLCAPES TO 1000 J/KG WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS

INCLUDING HAIL AND TORNADO THREAT.  STORMS WILL DEVELOP NWD TO WARM

FRONT.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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

450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 18030.





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