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Tornado Watch 358
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WW0358 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood High Moderate
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
High High

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   SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 358
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   235 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS
          EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 235 PM UNTIL
   1000 PM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 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 55 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
   MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS TO 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHANUTE KANSAS. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   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 354...WW 355...WW
   356...WW 357...
   
   DISCUSSION...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM ONGOING STORMS IN SE KS/SW MO
   IS DRIFTING SWD ACROSS SRN KS...AND THE WRN PORTION OF THE BOUNDARY
   WILL STALL THIS AFTERNOON NEAR ICT...WITH STORM DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED
   IN THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS.  MEANWHILE...LOW-LEVEL WINDS HAVE VEERED AND
   LOW-LEVEL SHEAR HAS WEAKENED A LITTLE ACROSS NRN OK/SRN KS...WITH
   SOMEWHAT STRONGER LOW-LEVEL SHEAR FARTHER E TOWARD SE KS.  SHORT
   TERM MODEL FORECASTS ARE UNCLEAR ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH LOW-LEVEL
   FLOW WILL RESPOND TO A MID LEVEL SPEED MAX EJECTING ENEWD OVER THE
   TX PANHANDLE.  ALSO...THE COLD POOL IS STILL RELATIVELY NEW AND MAY
   NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO MODIFY BEFORE NEW STORMS FORM ALONG THE
   BOUNDARY...WHICH CASTS SOME DOUBT ON THE THREAT FOR
   LONG-LIVED/INTENSE TORNADOES.  REGARDLESS...THE STORM ENVIRONMENT
   WILL STILL FAVOR SUPERCELLS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND THE POTENTIAL
   FOR A FEW TORNADOES THROUGH THIS EVENING...GIVEN MLCAPE AOA 3000
   J/KG AND EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR AOA 50 KT.
   
   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
   600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28025.
   
   
   ...THOMPSON
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