Tornado Watch 210

Issued

Jun 3, 2014, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)

Expired

Jun 4, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

50%

Ten or more severe wind reports

95%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

80%

Ten or more severe hail reports

95%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

80%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 798Jun 3, 3:48 PM CDT
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• Mesoscale Discussion 800Jun 3, 4:54 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 803Jun 3, 7:04 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 806Jun 3, 9:41 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 807Jun 3, 11:30 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 808Jun 4, 12:28 AM CDT

044 
WWUS20 KWNS 032258
SEL0  
SPC WW 032258
IAZ000-MOZ000-NEZ000-040600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 210
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
600 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHERN IOWA
  NORTHERN MISSOURI
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA

* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 600 PM
  UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED WITH SCATTERED SIGNIFICANT
    GUSTS TO 80 MPH LIKELY
  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL EXPECTED WITH SCATTERED VERY LARGE HAIL
    EVENTS TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF
KIRKSVILLE MISSOURI TO 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROKEN BOW NEBRASKA.
 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 207...WW 208...WW 209...

DISCUSSION...NUMEROUS INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE TRACKING ACROSS
CENTRAL NEB INTO SOUTHWEST IA AND NORTHWEST MO.  STORMS WILL
MAINTAIN INTENSITY THROUGH THE EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  THE ENVIRONMENT IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES...AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOW ECHOES CAPABLE OF
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29040.


...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.