Tornado Watch 519

Issued

Oct 10, 2021, 9:24 PM CDT (02:24 UTC)

Expired

Oct 11, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

20%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1824 Tornado watch 517Oct 10, 7:19 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1826 Tornado watch 518Oct 10, 10:16 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1827 Tornado watch 519Oct 10, 11:32 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1829 Tornado watch 519Oct 11, 1:26 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 110222
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 519
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
920 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  northwest Arkansas
  southeast Kansas
  southwest Missouri
  eastern Oklahoma

* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 920 PM
  until 200 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Squall line with bowing segments and embedded mesovortices
will continue to pose a risk for damaging wind and isolated
tornadoes as it continues through eastern Oklahoma and toward the
Ozarks area tonight.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles northwest of Joplin MO to 35
miles west southwest of De Queen AR. 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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 517...WW 518...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 26040.

...Dial

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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.