Tornado Watch 102

Issued

Apr 27, 2014, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)

Expired

Apr 28, 2014, 2:00 AM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

80%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

60%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 427Apr 27, 4:52 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 428Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 430Apr 27, 6:10 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 431Apr 27, 6:11 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 438Apr 27, 8:40 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 439Apr 27, 8:43 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 440Apr 27, 9:59 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 442Apr 27, 11:21 PM CDT

067 
WWUS20 KWNS 272327
SEL2  
SPC WW 272327
ARZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-OKZ000-280700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 102
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
630 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  NORTHERN ARKANSAS
  EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS
  WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI
  EASTERN OKLAHOMA

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 630 PM
  UNTIL 200 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER
    POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH OF KNOB NOSTER
MISSOURI TO 55 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF FLIPPIN ARKANSAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 95...WW 96...WW 97...WW
98...WW 99...WW 100...WW 101...

DISCUSSION...SEVERAL SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE KS/MO BORDER
WILL TRACK EASTWARD INTO WESTERN MO DURING THE NEXT FEW
HOURS...WHILE OTHER STORMS DEVELOP SOUTHWARD ALONG THE AR/OK BORDER.
 STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS AND SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY WILL
MAINTAIN A RISK OF TORNADOES /INCLUDING ISOLATED STRONG TORNADOES/
THROUGH THE EVENING.

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 23035.


...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.