Severe Thunderstorm Watch 260

Issued

Jun 11, 2021, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)

Expired

Jun 11, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

10%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

2%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

50%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

20%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 925 Severe thunderstorm watch 259Jun 11, 2:52 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 928 Severe thunderstorm watch 259...260Jun 11, 5:39 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 929 Severe potential...watch likelyJun 11, 6:18 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 930 Severe thunderstorm watch 260Jun 11, 7:32 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 931 Severe potential...watch unlikely 260Jun 11, 8:54 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 112050
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SPC WW 112050
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 260
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
355 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Far southeast Kansas
  Central to southwest Missouri

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 355 PM until
  1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 80 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Clusters of strong to severe storms will likely persist
southeast and then south across central to southwest Missouri.
Damaging winds will be the primary threat.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles south of
Jefferson City MO to 35 miles west northwest of Joplin MO. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 259...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector
33030.

...Grams

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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.