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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 345
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
335 PM CDT Sat Jun 11 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest Iowa
Northeast Kansas
Northwest Missouri
Southeast Nebraska
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 335 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected to develop
late this afternoon and evening across southeast Nebraska and
southwest Iowa and move southeast into northeast Kansas and
northwest Missouri. A risk for a couple tornadoes, very large hail
and damaging wind gusts will exist with these storms.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles northwest of Denison IA to 5
miles east southeast of Saint Joseph 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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 32025.
...Bunting
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 345
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
335 PM CDT Sat Jun 11 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest Iowa
Northeast Kansas
Northwest Missouri
Southeast Nebraska
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 335 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected to develop
late this afternoon and evening across southeast Nebraska and
southwest Iowa and move southeast into northeast Kansas and
northwest Missouri. A risk for a couple tornadoes, very large hail
and damaging wind gusts will exist with these storms.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles northwest of Denison IA to 5
miles east southeast of Saint Joseph 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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 32025.
...Bunting
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 345 TORNADO IA KS MO NE 112035Z - 120300Z
AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
25NW DNS/DENISON IA/ - 5ESE STJ/SAINT JOSEPH MO/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM E/W /64N OVR - 27N MCI/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 32025.
LAT...LON 42229397 39739314 39739653 42229748
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 345 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 345
VALID 120115Z - 120240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NNW MHK
TO 40 SSE BIE TO 20 WSW FNB TO 25 NNW FNB TO 25 SE SDA TO 15 W
LWD TO 15 ENE LWD TO 40 S OXV.
..JEWELL..06/12/22
ATTN...WFO...DMX...OAX...EAX...TOP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 345
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC053-120240-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DECATUR
$$
KSC005-013-043-117-131-120240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATCHISON BROWN DONIPHAN
MARSHALL NEMAHA
$$
MOC003-005-021-025-049-061-063-075-081-087-147-227-120240-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW ATCHISON BUCHANAN
CALDWELL CLINTON DAVIESS
DEKALB GENTRY HARRISON
HOLT NODAWAY WORTH
$$
NEC147-120240-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
RICHARDSON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 345
VALID 120035Z - 120140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SSW BIE
TO 20 ENE BIE TO 30 W SDA TO 20 ENE SDA TO 35 NNW LWD TO 10 WSW
OXV.
..JEWELL..06/12/22
ATTN...WFO...DMX...OAX...EAX...TOP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 345
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC003-039-053-071-145-159-173-175-120140-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS CLARKE DECATUR
FREMONT PAGE RINGGOLD
TAYLOR UNION
$$
KSC005-013-043-117-131-120140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATCHISON BROWN DONIPHAN
MARSHALL NEMAHA
$$
MOC003-005-021-025-049-061-063-075-081-087-147-227-120140-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW ATCHISON BUCHANAN
CALDWELL CLINTON DAVIESS
DEKALB GENTRY HARRISON
HOLT NODAWAY WORTH
$$
NEC097-127-131-133-147-120140-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
JOHNSON NEMAHA OTOE
PAWNEE RICHARDSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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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 (EF2-EF5) 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 (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (60%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (>95%)
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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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