Tornado Watch 46

Issued

Apr 2, 2014, 2:41 PM CDT (19:41 UTC)

Expired

Apr 2, 2014, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Wichita radar (KICT), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 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

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

80%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 248Apr 2, 2:19 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 250Apr 2, 6:00 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 251Apr 2, 9:36 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 021942
SEL6  
SPC WW 021942
KSZ000-MOZ000-OKZ000-030300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 46
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
245 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHEAST KANSAS
  EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
  NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 245 PM
  UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  NUMEROUS LARGE HAIL EVENTS LIKELY WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL
    EVENTS TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH OF JOPLIN
MISSOURI TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF ALVA OKLAHOMA.  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.

&&

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG A WEAK SURFACE
BOUNDARY EXTENDING ACROSS NORTHERN OK INTO SOUTHEAST KS.  STRONG
INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH FAVORABLE SHEAR WILL PROMOTE SUPERCELL
STORMS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  STRENGTHENING
WIND FIELDS THIS EVENING MAY ALSO PROMOTE THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.


...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.