Tornado Watch 585

Issued

Aug 15, 2019, 6:10 PM CDT (23:10 UTC)

Expired

Aug 16, 2019, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 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

10%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1748Aug 15, 3:51 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1750Aug 15, 7:03 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1752Aug 15, 8:22 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1754Aug 15, 11:11 PM CDT

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.