Tornado Watch 200

Issued

May 23, 2016, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2016, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

50%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 695May 23, 2:18 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 698May 23, 6:08 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 699May 23, 8:58 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 700May 23, 11:22 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 701May 23, 11:51 PM CDT

409 
WWUS20 KWNS 232035
SEL0  
SPC WW 232035
KSZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-240300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 200
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
335 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHWEST KANSAS
  WESTERN OKLAHOMA
  WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND THE EASTERN PANHANDLE

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL
  1000 PM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...WIDELY SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM
ALONG THE DRYLINE OVER THE EASTERN TX PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TRACK SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO WESTERN OK.  OTHER SUPERCELLS ARE
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN A COUPLE OF HOURS OVER SOUTHWEST KS.  LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREATS...BUT ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE ALSO A CONCERN.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
DODGE CITY KANSAS TO 75 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CHILDRESS TEXAS.
 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 199...

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 24035.


...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.