Tornado Watch 95

Issued

Apr 27, 2014, 11:23 AM CDT (16:23 UTC)

Expired

Apr 27, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 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

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

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

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 414Apr 27, 7:55 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 417Apr 27, 10:37 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 422Apr 27, 1:59 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 428Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 430Apr 27, 6:10 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 271627
SEL5  
SPC WW 271627
IAZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-280000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 95
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1125 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHERN IOWA
  EASTERN KANSAS
  WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1125 AM UNTIL
  700 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES AND 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 65 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF DES MOINES
IOWA TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF MONETT MISSOURI.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 92...WW 93...WW 94...

DISCUSSION...BROKEN BAND OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT
MOVES INTO A DESTABILIZING BOUNDARY LAYER ACROSS MO AND IA. DEEP
LAYER WINDS AND LOW-LEVEL SHEAR WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE
FOR BOWING SEGMENTS AND EMBEDDED SUPERCELL STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND TORNADOES.

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 24035.


...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.