Tornado Watch 24

Issued

Feb 27, 2011, 7:24 PM CST (01:24 UTC)

Expired

Feb 28, 2011, 2:01 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

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

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 151Feb 27, 4:57 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 156Feb 27, 7:03 PM CST

769 
WWUS20 KWNS 280123
SEL4
SPC WW 280123
KSZ000-MOZ000-280900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 24
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
725 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

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

       A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS
       SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH  CENTRAL MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 725 PM UNTIL
300 AM 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 75 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF JOPLIN
MISSOURI TO 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VICHY MISSOURI.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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 20...WW 21...WW 23...

DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SEVERE/SUPERCELL STORMS ARE TRACKING EASTWARD
ACROSS SOUTHEAST KS THIS EVENING...AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST MO
IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  OTHER STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA AS THE UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES AND THE LOW
LEVEL JET STRENGTHENS.  STRONG LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR WILL BE
FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES.  STRONG TORNADOES WILL ALSO
BE A THREAT WITH ANY LONG-LIVED CIRCULATIONS.

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
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.


...HART

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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.