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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 212
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
330 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southeast Kansas
Central and Southwest Missouri
Northeast Oklahoma
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 330 PM
until 1100 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to develop across the watch
area this afternoon and spread northeastward through the evening.
Supercells capable of very large hail, damaging winds, and strong
tornadoes are possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
north and south of a line from 60 miles west southwest of Tulsa OK
to 60 miles east northeast of Knob Noster MO. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 211...
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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Hart
SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 212
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
330 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southeast Kansas
Central and Southwest Missouri
Northeast Oklahoma
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 330 PM
until 1100 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to develop across the watch
area this afternoon and spread northeastward through the evening.
Supercells capable of very large hail, damaging winds, and strong
tornadoes are possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
north and south of a line from 60 miles west southwest of Tulsa OK
to 60 miles east northeast of Knob Noster MO. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 211...
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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 212 TORNADO KS MO OK 222030Z - 230400Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
60WSW TUL/TULSA OK/ - 60ENE SZL/KNOB NOSTER MO/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM N/S /47NE OKC - 19NW COU/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 37029687 40209251 37889251 34709687
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 212 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 212
VALID 230035Z - 230140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..05/23/19
ATTN...WFO...ICT...SGF...EAX...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 212
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC001-011-019-021-037-049-099-107-125-133-205-230140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN BOURBON CHAUTAUQUA
CHEROKEE CRAWFORD ELK
LABETTE LINN MONTGOMERY
NEOSHO WILSON
$$
MOC011-013-015-029-033-037-039-041-053-057-083-085-089-097-101-
107-109-119-121-131-141-145-159-167-175-185-195-217-230140-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTON BATES BENTON
CAMDEN CARROLL CASS
CEDAR CHARITON COOPER
DADE HENRY HICKORY
HOWARD JASPER JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE LAWRENCE MCDONALD
MACON MILLER MORGAN
NEWTON PETTIS POLK
RANDOLPH ST. CLAIR SALINE
VERNON
$$
OKC021-035-037-041-091-097-101-105-107-111-113-115-117-131-143-
145-147-230140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE CRAIG CREEK
DELAWARE MCINTOSH MAYES
MUSKOGEE NOWATA OKFUSKEE
OKMULGEE OSAGE OTTAWA
PAWNEE ROGERS TULSA
WAGONER WASHINGTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 212
VALID 222325Z - 230040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..05/22/19
ATTN...WFO...ICT...SGF...EAX...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 212
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC001-011-019-021-037-049-099-107-125-133-205-230040-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN BOURBON CHAUTAUQUA
CHEROKEE CRAWFORD ELK
LABETTE LINN MONTGOMERY
NEOSHO WILSON
$$
MOC011-013-015-029-033-037-039-041-053-057-083-085-089-097-101-
107-109-119-121-131-141-145-159-167-175-185-195-217-230040-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTON BATES BENTON
CAMDEN CARROLL CASS
CEDAR CHARITON COOPER
DADE HENRY HICKORY
HOWARD JASPER JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE LAWRENCE MCDONALD
MACON MILLER MORGAN
NEWTON PETTIS POLK
RANDOLPH ST. CLAIR SALINE
VERNON
$$
OKC021-035-037-041-091-097-101-105-107-111-113-115-117-131-143-
145-147-230040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE CRAIG CREEK
DELAWARE MCINTOSH MAYES
MUSKOGEE NOWATA OKFUSKEE
OKMULGEE OSAGE OTTAWA
PAWNEE ROGERS TULSA
WAGONER WASHINGTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 212
VALID 222135Z - 222240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..05/22/19
ATTN...WFO...ICT...SGF...EAX...TSA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 212
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC001-011-019-021-037-049-099-107-125-133-205-222240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN BOURBON CHAUTAUQUA
CHEROKEE CRAWFORD ELK
LABETTE LINN MONTGOMERY
NEOSHO WILSON
$$
MOC011-013-015-029-033-037-039-041-053-057-083-085-089-097-101-
107-109-119-121-131-141-145-159-167-175-185-195-217-222240-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTON BATES BENTON
CAMDEN CARROLL CASS
CEDAR CHARITON COOPER
DADE HENRY HICKORY
HOWARD JASPER JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE LAWRENCE MCDONALD
MACON MILLER MORGAN
NEWTON PETTIS POLK
RANDOLPH ST. CLAIR SALINE
VERNON
$$
OKC021-035-037-041-091-097-101-105-107-111-113-115-117-131-143-
145-147-222240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE CRAIG CREEK
DELAWARE MCINTOSH MAYES
MUSKOGEE NOWATA OKFUSKEE
OKMULGEE OSAGE OTTAWA
PAWNEE ROGERS TULSA
WAGONER WASHINGTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
High (80%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
High (80%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (60%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (80%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
High (80%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
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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