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SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 451
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1220 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
A SMALL PART OF EAST-CENTRAL KANSAS
CENTRAL MISSOURI
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1220 PM UNTIL 400 PM CDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 30 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF OLATHE
KANSAS TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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 450...
DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS HAVE EVOLVED ALONG A WNW-ESE ORIENTED
BAROCLINIC ZONE WHERE LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IS BEING MAXIMIZED. THE
ORIENTATION OF THIS BOUNDARY RELATIVE TO THE OBSERVED STORM MOTIONS
SHOULD ALLOW THE ONGOING ACTIVITY TO RESIDE WITHIN A FAVORABLY
SHEARED AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. AS
SUCH...EXPECT THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL TO EXIST WITH
ANY MORE SUSTAINED SUPERCELL STRUCTURES. WITH TIME...ACTIVITY MAY
GROW UPSCALE INTO A CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS BECOMING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28030.
...MEAD
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW1
WW 451 TORNADO KS MO 111720Z - 112100Z
AXIS..30 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
20S OJC/OLATHE KS/ - 30S STL/SAINT LOUIS MO/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 25NM N/S /21NNW BUM - 33S STL/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28030.
LAT...LON 38999473 38759037 37889037 38139473
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU1.
Watch 451 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 451
VALID 111930Z - 112040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1252
..WEISS..07/11/10
ATTN...WFO...EAX...SGF...LSX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 451
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC091-107-121-112040-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
JOHNSON LINN MIAMI
$$
MOC013-015-019-027-029-037-051-053-055-071-073-083-085-099-101-
125-131-135-139-141-151-159-161-169-183-185-189-219-221-510-
112040-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BATES BENTON BOONE
CALLAWAY CAMDEN CASS
COLE COOPER CRAWFORD
FRANKLIN GASCONADE HENRY
HICKORY JEFFERSON JOHNSON
MARIES MILLER MONITEAU
MONTGOMERY MORGAN OSAGE
PETTIS PHELPS PULASKI
ST. CHARLES ST. CLAIR ST. LOUIS
WARREN WASHINGTON
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
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 (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (30%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability
of 1 or
more hailstones > 2 inches
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Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (70%)
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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% (F2-F5 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.