Tornado Watch 272

Issued

May 6, 2003, 2:15 PM CDT (19:15 UTC)

Expired

May 6, 2003, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 789May 6, 11:29 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 799May 6, 3:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 801May 6, 5:08 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 802May 6, 5:33 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 061914
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SPC WW 061915
MOZ000-070000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 272 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
215 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003

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

       CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 215 PM UNTIL 700
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 EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF COLUMBIA MISSOURI TO 25
MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF WEST PLAINS 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 266...WW 268...WW 269...WW
270...WW 271...


DISCUSSION...SUPERCELL WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EWD TOWARDS THE
JEF/COU AREAS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WHILE CONVECTION WILL LIKELY
INITIATE SOON ALONG DRY LINE FROM SERN KS INTO ERN OK WHICH WILL
TRACK ENEWD INTO CENTRAL MO THROUGH THE EVENING.  IN ADDITION...WARM
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER DEFINED JUST SOUTH OF THE I-70
CORRIDOR...WHICH COULD ALSO FOCUS DEVELOPMENT INTO THE EARLY EVENING
AS CAP ERODES ACROSS THE WARM SECTOR.  STRONG INSTABILITY AND SHEAR
REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS...WITH ATTENDANT TORNADO THREAT.

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 26030.


...EVANS

390,0905 362,0903 362,0924 390,0930

Tornado Watches in Missouri, 2003Every tornado watch in 2003

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.