Tornado Watch 702

Issued

Jun 29, 1998, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)

Expired

Jun 29, 1998, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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WWUS9 KMKC 292027
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MKC WW 292027
NEZ000-KSZ000-IAZ000-MOZ000-300300-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 702
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
327 PM CDT MON JUN 29 1998

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

   SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEBRASKA                           
   NORTHERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS                             
   FAR SOUTHWEST IOWA                               
   FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI                           

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 345 PM UNTIL 1000
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 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 EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 30 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF RUSSELL KANSAS TO 50 MILES
NORTH NORTHEAST OF FALLS CITY NEBRASKA.

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 700...WW 701...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SWWD ALONG SLOW-
MOVING COLD FRONT OVER SE NEB/NRN KS LATER THIS AFTERNOON.  VERY
HIGH CAPE /ABOVE 5500 J/KG/...STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND
MODERATE VERTICAL SHEAR /25-30 KT SSW LOW-LEVEL JET OVERLAIN BY
WNWLY 500 MB FLOW OF 35-40 KTS/. 

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.

...CORFIDI

401,1000 415,0960 393,0942 375,0983

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.