Tornado Watch 362

Issued

May 24, 2011, 5:19 PM CDT (22:19 UTC)

Expired

May 25, 2011, 12:00 AM CDT

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

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

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

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 932May 24, 2:35 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 936May 24, 5:03 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 943May 24, 9:26 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 242218
SEL2
SPC WW 242218
KSZ000-NEZ000-250500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 362
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
520 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

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

       NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS
       EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 520 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

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 60 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF
RUSSELL KANSAS TO 30 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF TOPEKA KANSAS.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 356...WW 357...WW
358...WW 359...WW 360...WW 361...

DISCUSSION...ARC OF SUPERCELLS IN CENTRAL KS WILL SPREAD NEWD IN
ADVANCE OF THE DEEPENING SURFACE CYCLONE.  INSTABILITY WEAKENS WITH
NWD EXTENT...TO THE N OF AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...BUT LOW-LEVEL SHEAR
IS STRONG ALONG AND N OF THE BOUNDARY.  GIVEN THAT INSTABILITY
REMAINS SURFACE-BASED EVEN N OF THE BOUNDARY...THE RISK FOR
TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL WILL CONTINUE.

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 22035.


...THOMPSON

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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.