Tornado Watch 348

Issued

Jun 1, 2001, 3:30 PM CDT (20:30 UTC)

Expired

Jun 1, 2001, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 348
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
309 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2001

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

   SOUTHERN IOWA                               
   NORTHEAST KANSAS                             
   NORTHERN MISSOURI                           

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 330 PM UNTIL 900
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 ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST OF TOPEKA KANSAS TO 15 MILES NORTH OF
BURLINGTON IOWA.

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 343...WW 344...WW
345...WW 346...WW 347...

DISCUSSION...VIGOROUS TROUGH AND WIND MAX CONTINUES TO MOVE SEWD
INTO MS VALLEY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG/AHEAD COLD FRONT IA INTO
SERN NEB WILL CONTINUE RAPIDLY SEWD.  FAVORABLE SPEED/DIRECTIONAL
SHEAR AND INSTABILITY FOR SUPERCELLS.  ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG
WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL CONTINUE TO BE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE SUPERCELLS.


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 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29040.


...HALES

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