Tornado Watch 73

Issued

Mar 12, 2006, 11:49 AM CST (17:49 UTC)

Expired

Mar 12, 2006, 10:00 PM CST

In force

10 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 255Mar 12, 11:17 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 256Mar 12, 11:29 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 259Mar 12, 1:29 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 261Mar 12, 3:02 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 263Mar 12, 4:22 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 264 Tornado watch 73Mar 12, 5:06 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 267Mar 12, 6:28 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 268Mar 12, 7:15 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 269Mar 12, 8:00 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 121748
SEL3  
SPC WW 121748
ILZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-130400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 73
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1150 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

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

       CENTRAL AND WESTERN ILLINOIS
       EASTERN KANSAS
       MOST OF MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1150 AM UNTIL 1000
PM CST.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 90 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 105 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES WEST OF EMPORIA
KANSAS TO 35 MILES SOUTH OF DECATUR ILLINOIS.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 69...WW 70...WW 71...WW
72...

DISCUSSION...RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A PARTICULARLY INTENSE UPPER TROUGH
AND JET STREAM MOVING INTO CENTRAL U.S.  IN ADDITION TO VERY LARGE
HAIL...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING LONG TRACK TORNADOES
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  STORMS WILL INITIATE VICINITY OF
DRY LINE ERN KS AND ADDITIONALLY VICINITY WARM FRONT EXTENDING EWD
ACROSS MO INTO IL.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


...HALES

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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.