Tornado Watch 467

Issued

Jun 30, 2007, 2:21 PM CDT (19:21 UTC)

Expired

Jun 30, 2007, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

10%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1327Jun 30, 10:46 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1331Jun 30, 2:01 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1333Jun 30, 3:55 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1337Jun 30, 7:45 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 301919
SEL7  
SPC WW 301919
KSZ000-MOZ000-010100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 467
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
220 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007

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

       SOUTHEAST KANSAS
       SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 220 PM UNTIL
800 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH 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 55 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD
MISSOURI TO 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF WEST PLAINS MISSOURI.  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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 465...WW 466...

DISCUSSION...HEATING HAS DESTABILIZED REGION ALONG WARM/STATIONARY
FRONT EXTENDING ESE FROM SFC LOW NEAR ICT.  BELT OF ENHANCED LOW LVL
SSW FLOW ON E SIDE OF ASSOCIATED UPR LOW...COUPLED WITH VERY MOIST
LOW TO MID LEVEL ENVIRONMENT/WEAK COLD POOLS...MAY SUPPORT
DEVELOPMENT OF BRIEF TORNADOES AS STORMS CONTINUE TO FORM WITH
ADDITIONAL HEATING/CONVERGENCE.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21025.


...CORFIDI

Tornado Watches in Missouri, 2007Every tornado watch in 2007

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.