Tornado Watch 214

Issued

May 26, 2016, 1:31 PM CDT (18:31 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2016, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Wichita radar (KICT), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:34 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

60%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

95%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

60%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 739May 26, 10:33 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 740May 26, 1:08 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 741May 26, 1:13 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 749May 26, 5:55 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 753May 26, 7:46 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 754May 26, 8:52 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 756May 26, 9:17 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 261829
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SPC WW 261829
KSZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-270300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 214
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
130 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS
  WESTERN OKLAHOMA
  WESTERN NORTH TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 130 PM UNTIL
  1000 PM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER PARTS OF
SOUTH-CENTRAL KS...AND ALONG THE DRYLINE OVER WESTERN OK.  IT
APPEARS SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STORMS MAY AFFECT THE WATCH AREA
TODAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. 
STRONG TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 115 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
GAGE OKLAHOMA TO 15 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TOPEKA KANSAS.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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 213...

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 24030.


...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.