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Tornado Watch Issued for the KJAN listening area 4/27/14

Weather

April 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

1125 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

TORNADO WATCH 95 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

SOUTHERN IOWA
EASTERN KANSAS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1125 AM UNTIL 700 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…
A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE SCATTERED 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 20 MILES NORTH OF DES MOINES IOWA TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF MONETT MISSOURI.

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.

IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR ADAMS APPANOOSE AUDUBON CASS CLARKE DALLAS DECATUR GUTHRIE
JASPER LUCAS MADISON MARION MONROE POLK RINGGOLD TAYLOR UNION
WARREN WAYNE