Tornado Watch 108

Issued

Apr 26, 2016, 2:12 PM CDT (19:12 UTC)

Expired

Apr 26, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

80%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

90%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

50%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 456Apr 26, 1:35 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 464Apr 26, 6:14 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 465Apr 26, 6:32 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 467Apr 26, 8:17 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 261911
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SPC WW 261911
KSZ000-NEZ000-270200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 108
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
215 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS
  SOUTHERN NEBRASKA

* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 215 PM UNTIL
  900 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES
    POSSIBLE
  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL
    EVENTS TO 3.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING SUPERCELLS AND OTHER SUSTAINED
STORM CLUSTERS...EXPECTED TO POSE A MULTI-MODE SEVERE THREAT ACROSS
PARTS OF KANSAS AND NEBRASKA THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...WITH
TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND ALL LIKELY.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
BEATRICE NEBRASKA TO 65 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WICHITA KANSAS.  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 106...WW 107...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21025.


...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.