Tornado Watch 142

Issued

Mar 30, 1998, 3:00 PM CST (21:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 30, 1998, 9:00 PM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

690 
WWUS9 KMKC 302033
SEL2  
MKC WW 302033
KSZ000-MOZ000-310300-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 142
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
233 PM CST MON MAR 30 1998

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

   EASTERN KANSAS                             
   NORTHERN AND WESTERN MISSOURI                           

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM UNTIL 900
PM CST.

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 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH OF CHANUTE KANSAS TO 35 MILES NORTH
NORTHWEST OF KIRKSVILLE MISSOURI.

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 139...WW 140...WW 141...

DISCUSSION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA ARE
EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO KANSAS SHORTLY...WHILE OTHER
STORMS ARE INTENSIFYING ALONG COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN KANSAS.  18Z
RUC2 MODEL INDICATES 65-70 KT 850 MB JET WILL SPREAD INTO MISSOURI
BY THIS EVENING AS UPPER TROUGH LIFTS INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. 
INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY
SUGGESTS POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS /INCLUDING A FEW SUPERCELLS/
WILL CONTINUE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.


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 450. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22050.


...WEISS

365,0964 403,0940 403,0912 365,0941

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