Tornado Watch 243

Issued

May 6, 2007, 9:19 AM CDT (14:19 UTC)

Expired

May 6, 2007, 2:01 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 722May 6, 7:50 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 723May 6, 11:41 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 726May 6, 1:47 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 061421
SEL3  
SPC WW 061421
KSZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-062300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 243
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
920 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

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

       PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS
       MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
       SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 920 AM UNTIL 600
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 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 95 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
CHANUTE KANSAS TO 50 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS.
 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.

DISCUSSION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SCENTRAL KS TO SWRN OK
CURRENTLY...WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS THEY DEVELOP EWD INTO A
VERY UNSTABLE AND WEAKLY CAPPED AIRMASS.  WITH MLCAPES TO 3000 J/KG
AND 25-30KT OF LOW LEVEL SHEAR.,.POTENTIAL FOR TORNADIC SUPERCELLS
WILL INCREASE AS THE STORMS CONTINUE EWD...PARTICULARLY BY MID
AFTERNOON.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.


...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.