Tornado Watch 307

Issued

May 8, 2006, 4:23 PM CDT (21:23 UTC)

Expired

May 8, 2006, 11:41 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

80%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

50%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 793May 8, 3:40 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 796May 8, 5:38 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 799May 8, 7:47 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 801May 8, 10:59 PM CDT

000 
WWUS20 KWNS 082124
SEL7  
SPC WW 082124
KSZ000-NEZ000-090500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 307
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
425 PM CDT MON MAY 8 2006

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

       WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS
       SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON FROM 425 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 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 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES NORTHEAST OF HILL
CITY KANSAS TO 55 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF DODGE CITY KANSAS. 
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.

DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN/CENTRAL KS.  FORECAST
SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THAT CAP HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY ALONG AND EAST
OF SURFACE DRYLINE OVER WESTERN KS...WHERE MLCAPE VALUES ARE OVER
2500 J/KG.  SUPERCELLS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL
INITIALLY BE THE PRIMARY RISK. HOWEVER...STRENGTHENING WIND FIELDS
AFTER 00Z WILL ENHANCE LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR AND THE THREAT OF
ISOLATED TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28030.


...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.