Tornado Watch 365

Issued

May 25, 2008, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2008, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

7 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

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

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1024May 25, 2:23 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1030May 25, 5:29 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1034May 25, 8:07 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1037May 25, 9:29 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 252253
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SPC WW 252253
KSZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-260600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 365
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
550 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

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

       WESTERN AND SOUTHERN KANSAS
       NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA
       THE TEXAS PANHANDLE

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 550 PM
UNTIL 100 AM 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 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH OF AMARILLO
TEXAS TO 55 MILES NORTH OF DODGE CITY KANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 357. WATCH NUMBER 357 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER
550 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 358...WW 359...WW 360...WW 361...WW
363...WW 362...WW 364...

DISCUSSION...CONTINUED THREAT FOR ISOLD TORNADOES AND LARGE
HAIL/DMGG WIND WITH TSTMS EXPECTED TO CO9NTINUE FORMING INVOF
SSW-NNE ORIENTED DRY LINE.  LARGE SCALE ASCENT/LOW LEVEL UPLIFT MAY
BE ENHANCED LATER THIS EVENING BY CONTINUED NNE MOTION OF WEAK UPR
IMPULSE IN SE NM...AND BY DIURNAL STRENGTHENING/BACKING OF MOIST
LLJ.

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
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24020.


...CORFIDI

Tornado Watches in Kansas, 2008Tornado Watches in Texas, 2008Tornado Watches in Oklahoma, 2008Every tornado watch in 2008

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.