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Tornado Watch 524
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WW0524 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High High
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
High High

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   SEL4
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 524
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   310 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          PARTS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA
          MUCH OF EASTERN KANSAS
          SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI
          PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 310 PM UNTIL
   1000 PM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
   TEKAMAH NEBRASKA TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF WICHITA KANSAS. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
   
   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 523...
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL ERUPT ALONG THE DRY LINE AS CAP HAS
   ABOUT ERODED WITH THE ASCENT FROM THE APPROACHING STRONG TROUGH.
   WITH MLCAPES AOA 2500 J/KG AND 50-60KT OF SHEAR...SUPERCELLS WILL BE
   THE INITIAL MODE WHICH INCLUDES A VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND
   THREAT.  TORNADOS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH ANY SUPERCELL. STORMS WILL
   GROW UPSCALE LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH POTENTIAL INCREASING FOR A
   SIGNIFICANT DAMAGING WIND THREAT.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
   
   
   ...HALES
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