Tornado Watch 64

Issued

Mar 6, 2017, 6:51 PM CST (00:51 UTC)

Expired

Mar 7, 2017, 2:58 AM CST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

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

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 258Mar 6, 6:02 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 260Mar 6, 6:31 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 264Mar 6, 8:10 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 266Mar 6, 9:16 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 268Mar 6, 11:13 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 070049
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 64
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
650 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Western Arkansas
  Southeast Kansas
  Southern Missouri
  Eastern Oklahoma

* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 650 PM
  until 300 AM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
    inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to develop
along a cold front as it overtakes a dryline across south-central
Kansas and west-central Oklahoma. Additional more isolated supercell
storms may also develop ahead of the front this evening as low-level
moisture continues to increase across the region. Large hail,
damaging winds, and tornadoes will all be possible.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
north and south of a line from 45 miles west of Bartlesville OK to
40 miles southeast of Fort Leonard Wood MO. 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 61...WW 62...WW 63...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.

...Guyer

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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.