Tornado Watch 27

Issued

Feb 23, 2007, 3:11 PM CST (21:11 UTC)

Expired

Feb 23, 2007, 10:00 PM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 177Feb 23, 1:54 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 179Feb 23, 6:15 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 181Feb 23, 7:35 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 183Feb 23, 9:01 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 232112
SEL7  
SPC WW 232112
KSZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-240400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 27
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
310 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007

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

       PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS
       PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA
       LARGE PART OF EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 310 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CST.

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 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF DODGE
CITY KANSAS TO 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUBBOCK TEXAS.  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...APPROACH OF VERY STRONG UPPER TROUGH/MID LEVEL JET AND
RAPID ADVECTION OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SUPPORT INCREASING
POTENTIAL F0R SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE EVENING.  INITIAL
STORMS EXPECTED ALONG/JUST E OF N/S DRY LINE TX  PANHANDLE AND THEN
MOVING RAPIDLY NEWD INTO SWRN KS.  ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL...THE VERY
STRONG SHEAR PROFILES SUPPORT TORNADO POTENTIAL WITH ANY SUPERCELL.

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
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.


...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.