Tornado Watch 875

Issued

Nov 27, 2005, 12:36 PM CST (18:36 UTC)

Expired

Nov 27, 2005, 8:00 PM CST

In force

7 hr

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the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 2472Nov 27, 11:58 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2474Nov 27, 1:48 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2476Nov 27, 2:50 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 271839
SEL5  
SPC WW 271839
KSZ000-MOZ000-OKZ000-280200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 875
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1235 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

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

       EASTERN KANSAS
       EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
       EXTREME NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1235 PM UNTIL 800
PM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MANHATTAN
KANSAS TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GROVE OKLAHOMA.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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.

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG THE NOSE
OF THE LOW-MID LEVEL DRY SLOT ACROSS CENTRAL/S CENTRAL KS.  OTHER
HIGH BASED STORMS FORMING ACROSS N CENTRAL OK ARE INDICATIVE OF
STRONG ASCENT SPREADING NEWD FROM OK TOWARD KS.  EXPECT THE
INCREASING ASCENT AND SURFACE HEATING ALONG THE NOSE OF THE DRY SLOT
TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS CENTRAL/SE KS
INTO NE OK THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH ACTIVITY SPREADING INTO MO
LATER THIS AFTERNOON.  THOUGH INSTABILITY IS NOT PARTICULARLY
STRONG...VERTICAL SHEAR IS FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21045.


...THOMPSON

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