Tornado Watch 309

Issued

Jun 24, 2021, 3:44 PM CDT (20:44 UTC)

Expired

Jun 24, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

60%

Ten or more severe hail reports

90%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

60%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1081 Tornado watch 309Jun 24, 5:30 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1082 Severe potential...watch likelyJun 24, 6:19 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1084 Tornado watch 309...310Jun 24, 7:29 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1085 Severe thunderstorm watch 310Jun 24, 8:13 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1086 Tornado watch 309...311Jun 24, 8:33 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 309
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southwest Iowa
  Northeast Kansas
  Northwest Missouri
  Southeast Nebraska

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until
  1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph likely
  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
    inches in diameter likely

SUMMARY...Intense thunderstorms are expected to develop along a
boundary over southeast Nebraska. These storms will track
southeastward into northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri during
the late afternoon.  Supercells capable of very large hail, damaging
winds, and a few tornadoes are possible.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
north and south of a line from 25 miles west northwest of Concordia
KS to 35 miles east of Falls City NE. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU9).

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 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 29030.

...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.