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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 155
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1140 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southeast Kansas
Southwest Missouri
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1140 PM
until 700 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...An intense bowing line will continue northeast and move
across a large portion of the Watch area overnight. Strong
low-level shear and a moist and unstable airmass will support the
potential for embedded supercells and mesovortices capable of
tornadoes and severe gusts.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest of Chanute KS
to 70 miles east of Springfield MO. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 149...WW 150...WW
151...WW 152...WW 153...WW 154...
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 22045.
...Smith
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 155 TORNADO KS MO 280440Z - 281200Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
45WSW CNU/CHANUTE KS/ - 70E SGF/SPRINGFIELD MO/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /52WNW OSW - 59E SGF/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22045.
LAT...LON 38219624 38009211 36419211 36629624
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 155 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 155
VALID 280730Z - 280840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 SE GMJ TO
50 S OJC TO 50 SE SZL.
..LEITMAN..04/28/24
ATTN...WFO...ICT...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 155
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MOC009-011-039-043-057-059-067-077-085-097-105-109-119-145-161-
167-169-185-209-213-217-225-229-280840-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARRY BARTON CEDAR
CHRISTIAN DADE DALLAS
DOUGLAS GREENE HICKORY
JASPER LACLEDE LAWRENCE
MCDONALD NEWTON PHELPS
POLK PULASKI ST. CLAIR
STONE TANEY VERNON
WEBSTER WRIGHT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 155
VALID 280550Z - 280640Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LEITMAN..04/28/24
ATTN...WFO...ICT...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 155
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC001-011-019-021-037-049-099-125-133-205-207-280640-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN BOURBON CHAUTAUQUA
CHEROKEE CRAWFORD ELK
LABETTE MONTGOMERY NEOSHO
WILSON WOODSON
$$
MOC009-011-015-039-043-057-059-067-077-085-097-105-109-119-145-
161-167-169-185-209-213-217-225-229-280640-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARRY BARTON BENTON
CEDAR CHRISTIAN DADE
DALLAS DOUGLAS GREENE
HICKORY JASPER LACLEDE
LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON
PHELPS POLK PULASKI
ST. CLAIR STONE TANEY
VERNON WEBSTER WRIGHT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Mod (30%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (60%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (10%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (90%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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