Tornado Watch 361

Issued

Jun 27, 2014, 2:47 PM MDT (20:47 UTC)

Expired

Jun 27, 2014, 9:00 PM MDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1170Jun 27, 12:05 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1174Jun 27, 2:19 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1177Jun 27, 5:06 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1178Jun 27, 5:47 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1181Jun 27, 8:30 PM MDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 272050
SEL1  
SPC WW 272050
COZ000-KSZ000-NEZ000-280300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 361
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
350 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  EXTREME EASTERN COLORADO
  WESTERN KANSAS
  SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA

* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 350 PM UNTIL
  1000 PM CDT.

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

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH OF GARDEN CITY
KANSAS TO 35 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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 360...

DISCUSSION...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE OVER SWRN
NEB AND WRN KS IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING EWD INTO THE
HIGH PLAINS.  STEEP LAPSE RATES ABOVE THE WEAKENING EML/CAPPING
INVERSION ARE CONTRIBUTING TO A VERY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH
MLCAPE OF 2000-3500 J/KG.  STORMS MAY RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE ONCE THE
CAP IS BROKEN WITH POTENTIAL FOR VERY LARGE HAIL...SEVERE
WINDS...AND SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH STRONGER CELLS.  ACTIVITY MAY
FORM INTO ONE OF MORE CLUSTERS/QLCS STRUCTURES BY EVENING AS STORMS
PROGRESS EWD ACROSS THE AREA.

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
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.


...WEISS

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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.