Tornado Watch 192

Issued

Apr 15, 2006, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)

Expired

Apr 16, 2006, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 514Apr 15, 3:48 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 516Apr 15, 5:00 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 518Apr 15, 6:17 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 520Apr 15, 9:14 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 522Apr 15, 11:39 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 152231
SEL2  
SPC WW 152231
IAZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-160500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 192
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
530 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

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

       SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
       EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS
       NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM 530 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT 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 APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF DENISON IOWA
TO 40 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CHILLICOTHE MISSOURI.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 189...WW 190...WW 191...

DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS THAT HAVE FORMED ON THE DRYLINE IN KS/NEB
WILL SPREAD NEWD INTO SW IA AND NW MO THE NEXT FEW HOURS ON THE NOSE
OF THE LOW-MID LEVEL DRY SLOT...WITH ADDITIONAL STORM DEVELOPMENT
POSSIBLE AS FAR S AS ROUGHLY I-70 IN NE KS/NW MO.  VERTICAL SHEAR
PROFILES ARE FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS IN THE WARM SECTOR...AND
MATURE STORMS SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO AREAS FARTHER E WHERE
THERE IS STILL CONVECTIVE INHIBITION AT THIS TIME.  BOUNDARY LAYER
MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADIC STORMS
WITH DEWPOINTS NEAR 60 F AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TO NEAR
80 F.

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 24045.


...THOMPSON

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