Severe Thunderstorm Watch 310

Issued

Jun 13, 2010, 12:47 PM CDT (17:47 UTC)

Expired

Jun 13, 2010, 5:55 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

20%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

5%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

20%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 920Jun 13, 11:55 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 922Jun 13, 12:30 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 924Jun 13, 2:14 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 927Jun 13, 3:41 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 131748
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SPC WW 131748
KSZ000-MOZ000-140000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 310
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1250 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

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

       EASTERN KANSAS
       WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1250 PM UNTIL
700 PM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF
KIRKSVILLE MISSOURI TO 100 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF KNOB NOSTER
MISSOURI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 309...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN BOTH COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER IA AND
ERN KS MOVES EAST AND ACTS ON VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN
ACROSS MO. MID LEVEL WINDS 25-35KT WILL STRENGTHEN AS THE STORMS
DEVELOP AND LEND SUPPORT FOR QUASI-ORGANIZED/PERSISTENT STORM
CLUSTERS AND BANDS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. SCATTERED
HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM A FEW OF THE MORE INTENSE CELLS.

AVIATION...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 550. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 25025.


...CARBIN

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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.