Tornado Watch 466

Issued

Jun 5, 2008, 4:50 PM CDT (21:50 UTC)

Expired

Jun 6, 2008, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Particularly dangerous situation

Yes

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

80 kt

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

90%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

60%

Ten or more severe wind reports

90%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

70%

Ten or more severe hail reports

70%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

50%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1233Jun 5, 3:27 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1234Jun 5, 4:38 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1238Jun 5, 6:22 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1240Jun 5, 7:44 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1242Jun 5, 9:39 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 052153
SEL6  
SPC WW 052153
KSZ000-MOZ000-060500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 466
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
455 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

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

       PARTS OF EASTERN KANSAS
       PARTS OF WESTERN MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 455 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

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

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 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 65 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHANUTE
KANSAS TO 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF FALLS CITY NEBRASKA.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 461...WW 462...WW
463...WW 464...WW 465...

DISCUSSION...TORNADIC SUPERCELLS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG AND AHEAD OF
DRY LINE ERN KS AND WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NNEWD INTO WRN MO THIS
EVENING.  VERY STRONG SHEAR COUPLED WITH 2500 J/KG ML CAPE SUPPORT
POTENTIAL FOR LONG LIVED SUPERCELLS AND POSSIBLE STRONG TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23055.


...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.