Tornado Watch 206

Issued

May 24, 2016, 6:09 PM MDT (00:09 UTC)

Expired

May 25, 2016, 12:00 AM MDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Chase County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Dundy County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 707May 24, 2:34 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 712May 24, 5:46 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 720May 24, 9:43 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 722May 24, 10:56 PM MDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 250006
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SPC WW 250006
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 206
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
605 PM MDT TUE MAY 24 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  EXTREME EASTERN COLORADO
  NORTHWESTERN KANSAS
  SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA

* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT FROM 605 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT.

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

SUMMARY...A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...AND IN
TORNADO WATCH 203 AT THIS TIME...IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO
THIS NEW WATCH WITH SOME THREAT FOR SUPERCELLS TO PERSIST AND OFFER
A TORNADO THREAT.  ADDITIONAL STORMS ALSO MAY DEVELOP NEAR A DRYLINE
ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF THE WATCH...AND BECOME SEVERE.  DAMAGING
WIND ALSO IS LIKELY...AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL.  SEE SPC MESOSCALE
DISCUSSION 712 FOR MORE METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
GOODLAND KANSAS TO 40 MILES NORTH OF IMPERIAL NEBRASKA.  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 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
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025.


...EDWARDS

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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.