Friday, March 4, 2011

NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 36
Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:36:02 -0600


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  URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 36 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 135 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011  THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF          MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI  EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 135 PM UNTIL 700 PM CST.  HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.  THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI TO 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONETT MISSOURI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).  REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.  DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY ALONG AND AHEAD OF COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING EWD FROM WRN MO.  AIR MASS HAS DESTABILIZED CENTRAL MO WITH HEATING PROVIDING MUCAPES UPWARDS TO 1000 J/KG WITH LITTLE REMAINING CINH.  WITH APPROACH OF S/WV TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED ASCENT FROM KS...A FEW STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES AND 40-50 DEEP LAYER SHEAR.  AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.   ...HALES  
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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 36 Status Reports
Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:36:11 -0600


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  STATUS FOR WATCH 0036 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET 
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