Tornado Watch 877

Issued

Nov 27, 2005, 3:05 PM CST (21:05 UTC)

Expired

Nov 27, 2005, 10:24 PM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 2476Nov 27, 2:50 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2477Nov 27, 3:29 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2480Nov 27, 5:58 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 272104
SEL7  
SPC WW 272104
KSZ000-MOZ000-280600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 877
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
305 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

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

       EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS
       CENTRAL AND WESTERN MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM 305 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 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 60 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF SAINT
JOSEPH MISSOURI TO 40 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF WEST PLAINS
MISSOURI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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 875...WW 876...

DISCUSSION...SEVERE STORMS IN ERN KS SHOULD EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND
SPREAD EWD/NEWD INTO W/NW MO THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE DEEP SURFACE
LOW AND DRY SLOT MOVE NEWD.  FARTHER S...PRE-FRONTAL CONVECTION
FORMING IN WRN AR SHOULD ALSO DEVELOP NNEWD INTO SRN MO THIS
EVENING.  THOUGH INSTABILITY IS RELATIVELY WEAK...VERY STRONG WIND
PROFILES WILL SUPPORT A THREAT FOR EMBEDDED BOW ECHOES AND/OR
SUPERCELLS AS CONVECTION EVOLVES INTO A BROKEN SQUALL LINE
OVERNIGHT.  DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE THE MAIN
SEVERE THREATS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24050.


...THOMPSON

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