Tornado Watch 206

Issued

May 24, 2015, 4:00 PM MDT (22:00 UTC)

Expired

May 25, 2015, 2:00 AM MDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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

10%

Ten or more severe wind reports

20%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

5%

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 741May 24, 12:22 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 748May 24, 6:05 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 752May 24, 8:16 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 754May 24, 10:19 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 755May 24, 11:34 PM MDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 242159
SEL6  
SPC WW 242159
COZ000-KSZ000-NEZ000-250600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 206
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
500 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

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

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 500 PM
  UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS NOW FORMING IN EASTERN CO WILL
MOVE/DEVELOP GENERALLY EWD THROUGH LATE EVENING...ACCOMPANIED BY A
RISK FOR SEVERE HAIL AND TORNADOES.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTH OF GOODLAND
KANSAS TO 20 MILES EAST OF ELKHART KANSAS.  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 202...WW 203...WW
204...WW 205...

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
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22020.


...CORFIDI

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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.