Tornado Watch 304

Issued

May 26, 2004, 8:30 PM CDT (01:30 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2004, 2:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 922May 26, 5:57 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 926May 26, 7:57 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 932May 26, 11:14 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 270130
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SPC WW 270130
KSZ000-MOZ000-270700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 304
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
830 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004

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

       SOUTHEAST KANSAS
       WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 830 PM
UNTIL 200 AM 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 40 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 90 MILES WEST OF CHANUTE KANSAS TO 20 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF VICHY 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 294...WW 296...WW 297...WW
298...WW 299...WW 300...WW 301...WW 302...WW 303...

DISCUSSION...SCATTERED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF SURFACE WARM FRONT OVER SOUTHEAST
KS/SOUTHWEST MO.  VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS AND STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR
PROFILES SUGGEST THE RISK OF SUPERCELLS WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

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 25035.


...HART

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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.