Friday, May 23, 2008

Another Particularly Dangerous Situation! Tornado Watch 341

I hate these type of tornado watches! Looks like another busy afternoon and
evening folks.

Particularly Dangerous Situation PDS
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 341
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
2:15 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
PARTS OF EASTERN COLORADO
LARGE PART OF WESTERN KANSAS
PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 2:15 PM UNTIL 10:00 PM CDT.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 4 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 80 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
IMPERIAL NEBRASKA TO 40 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF MEDICINE LODGE
KANSAS. 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 340
...
DISCUSSION...VERY UNSTABLE PER 18Z DDC SOUNDING WITH LITTLE
REMAINING CINH IN WARM SECTOR. E/W SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL FOCUS RAPID
DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADIC SUPERCELLS NEAR INTERSECTION OF N/S DRY LINE
IN WRN KS. WITH VERY STRONG SHEAR POTENTIAL FOR LONG LIVED
SUPERCELLS AND STRONG TORNADOES AS STORMS MOVE RAPIDLY NWD AHEAD OF
APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH/WIND MAX.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 19040.
...HALES

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