Tornado Watch issued for part of SW IA
May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson
WS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
335 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
THE SEVERE STORMS PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN, OK., HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH #243) IN EFFECT UNTIL 11-P.M. CDT WED., MAY 29TH, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IA : FREMONT AND MILLS.
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
FAR SOUTHWEST IOWA
NORTHEAST KANSAS
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM
UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…
SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF
SALINA KANSAS TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF LINCOLN NEBRASKA.
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.