Tornado Watch 41

Issued

Feb 28, 2017, 2:19 PM CST (20:19 UTC)

Expired

Feb 28, 2017, 9:00 PM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

70%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 218Feb 28, 1:46 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 221Feb 28, 5:28 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 223Feb 28, 6:05 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 224Feb 28, 7:46 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 41
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
215 PM CST Tue Feb 28 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southern and West-Central Illinois
  Extreme Southeast Kansas
  Central and Southern Missouri

* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 215 PM until
  900 PM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 3 inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Widely scattered thunderstorms are expected to affect the
watch area this afternoon and evening, with a few severe storms
likely.  Very large hail and isolated tornadoes will be possible in
the more intense storms.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
north and south of a line from 10 miles west northwest of Joplin MO
to 25 miles south southeast of Mount Vernon IL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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.

&&

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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 25035.

...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.