Tornado Watch 565

Issued

Jul 5, 2004, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)

Expired

Jul 5, 2004, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1521Jul 5, 3:00 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1523Jul 5, 3:43 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1529Jul 5, 7:05 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 052058
SEL5  
SPC WW 052100
ILZ000-MOZ000-060300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 565
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
400 PM CDT MON JUL 5 2004

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

       WESTERN ILLINOIS
       PARTS OF MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 400 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 80 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF JOPLIN MISSOURI
TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS.

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 562...WW 563...WW 564...

DISCUSSION...WITH VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS ACROSS CENTRAL/SRN MO AND
40-50 KT OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY
DEVELOP SWRN MO AND MOVE NEWD. WITH AVAILABLE SHEAR AND INSTABILITY
SUPERCELLS EXPECTED INCREASING THREAT OF TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL. 
ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING NEWD ALONG AND N OF RETURNING
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT EXTENDS EWD ACROSS ERN MO.

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 600.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


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383,0944 411,0891 385,0891 362,0944

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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.