Tornado Watch 182

Issued

May 18, 2019, 10:07 AM CDT (15:07 UTC)

Expired

May 18, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

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WWUS20 KWNS 181504
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SPC WW 181504
KSZ000-MOZ000-182200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 182
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1010 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Kansas
  Southwest Missouri

* Effective this Saturday morning and afternoon from 1010 AM
  until 500 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to develop and spread across
the watch area through the day.  Favorable wind fields and
instability will pose a risk of a few severe storms capable of
damaging wind gusts and a tornado or two.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
north and south of a line from 40 miles north of Ponca City OK to 30
miles north northeast of Springfield MO. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU2).

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 181...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.

...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.