[rwfromkansas]

They are just waiting for the tornado watch to see that things will probably develop (some weaknesses that need to be overcome still).

It is rare to issue the watch before mid-afternoon.

I highly expect a tornado watch by 4 p.m.

[dusty99999]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 322 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 255 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2004 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN KANSAS WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA NORTHWEST TEXAS EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 255 PM UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 323 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 305 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2004 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI EAST AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 305 PM UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

[Freedom2specul8]

Thanks RW... Hubby just said he didn't think the watch would happen until later this evening. I use to love watching storms develop.. but it doesn't feel the same after last year.