Tornado Watch 306

Issued

Jun 16, 2014, 5:46 PM CDT (22:46 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2014, 11:27 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

50%

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

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1021Jun 16, 5:10 PM CDT

623 
WWUS20 KWNS 162248
SEL6  
SPC WW 162248
IAZ000-MNZ000-WIZ000-170600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 306
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
550 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  NORTHEAST IOWA
  SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
  SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 550 PM
  UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
    TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO 60 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA CROSSE WISCONSIN.
 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 302...WW 303...WW
304...WW 305...

DISCUSSION...BOWING MCS IS EXPECTED TO MATURE AND SURGE ESEWD FROM
SRN MN/NRN IA INTO THE WATCH AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. 
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISK...THOUGH A COUPLE TORNADOES
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH CIRCULATIONS IN THE MCS...AND THE STRONGER
CELLS MAY ALSO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.


...THOMPSON

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