

000 

WWUS20 KWNS 021911

SEL1

SPC WW 021911

MOZ000-022300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 421

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

210 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       SOUTHWEST MISSOURI



EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 210 PM UNTIL 600

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 50 STATUTE

MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES WEST OF FORT LEONARD

WOOD MISSOURI TO 45 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF WEST PLAINS MISSOURI.

 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 420...



DISCUSSION...COMPACT...INTENSE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS

MAINTAINING BOWING/HP-STRUCTURES AS THEY MOVE SEWD ACROSS SWRN MO

THIS AFTERNOON.  AIRMASS HAS DESTABILIZED AHEAD OF THIS ACTIVITY AND

SHEAR IS QUITE STRONG...SUGGESTING CONTINUED THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT

HAIL DRIVEN BY INTENSE OUTFLOW WINDS BOTH OF WHICH COULD BE QUITE

DESTRUCTIVE.  ISOLATED TORNADO POTENTIAL WILL ALSO REMAIN...MAINLY

ON SWRN PORTION OF THIS CLUSTER.



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 31025.





...EVANS

