Tornado Watch 376

Issued

Jun 30, 2014, 5:29 PM CDT (22:29 UTC)

Expired

Jun 30, 2014, 11:22 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

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

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1218Jun 30, 3:52 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1221Jun 30, 5:12 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1225Jun 30, 6:50 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1228Jun 30, 7:48 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1234Jun 30, 10:14 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 302232
SEL6  
SPC WW 302232
ILZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-010600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 376
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
530 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  WESTERN ILLINOIS
  NORTHEASTERN KANSAS
  NORTHERN MISSOURI

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 530 PM
  UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 125 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF
KIRKSVILLE MISSOURI TO 80 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHILLICOTHE
MISSOURI.  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 373...WW 374...WW 375...

DISCUSSION...STORMS INCLUDING A FEW SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH OF A SEWD MOVING COLD FRONT. STORMS OVER
EXTREME NRN MO MAY INTERACT WITH A PRE-EXISTING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
WHICH COULD ENHANCE THE TORNADO THREAT. OTHERWISE...STRONG
INSTABILITY AND 40 KT DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS...BUT
WITH TIME STORMS MAY TEND TO EVOLVE INTO CLUSTERS LATER THIS
EVENING. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.


...DIAL

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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.