Tornado Watch 368

Issued

Jun 29, 2014, 6:46 PM CDT (23:46 UTC)

Expired

Jun 29, 2014, 11:49 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1200Jun 29, 6:21 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1203Jun 29, 9:02 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1206Jun 29, 11:36 PM CDT

063 
WWUS20 KWNS 292344
SEL8  
SPC WW 292344
KSZ000-MOZ000-300600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 368
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
645 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  NORTHEAST KANSAS
  NORTHWEST MISSOURI

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 645 PM
  UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
    MPH POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5
    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOPEKA
KANSAS TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHILLICOTHE MISSOURI.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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 367...

DISCUSSION...A DEVELOPING CLUSTER OF STORMS IN NE KS APPEARS IT WILL
CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING WHILE SPREADING TOWARD NW MO. 
THE ENVIRONMENT FAVORS SUPERCELLS INITIALLY WITH STRONG INSTABILITY
AND DEEP-LAYER VERTICAL SHEAR...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING GUSTS
THE MAIN THREATS.  ADDITIONALLY...A COUPLE TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH SUPERCELLS AS LOW-LEVEL SHEAR
INCREASES SOME IN A MOIST PROFILE.  OTHERWISE...STORMS MAY
EVENTUALLY GROW INTO MORE OF A SMALL MCS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28025.


...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.