URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 703
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
230 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST IOWA
PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MINNESOTA
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
PARTS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 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 65 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
NORFOLK NEBRASKA TO 75 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MINNEAPOLIS
MINNESOTA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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.
DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFYING ACROSS SRN MN INTO SERN SD
WHERE AIR MASS HAS BECOME MDTLY UNSTABLE. FAVORABLE SHEAR PROFILES
FOR SUPERCELLS ALONG AND AHEAD OF BOUNDARY FROM N OF MSP TO W OF
FSD. TORNADOS ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY
SUPERCELL. STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN NUMBER AND DEVELOP
E/SEWD THRU THE AFTERNOON.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.
..HALES
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY
DICKINSON EMMET IDA
KOSSUTH LYON MONONA
O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PALO ALTO
PLYMOUTH SIOUX WINNEBAGO
WOODBURY
MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANOKA BLUE EARTH BROWN
CARVER CHISAGO COTTONWOOD
DAKOTA DODGE FARIBAULT
FREEBORN GOODHUE HENNEPIN
ISANTI JACKSON LE SUEUR
MARTIN MCLEOD MOWER
NICOLLET NOBLES OLMSTED
RAMSEY RICE ROCK
SCOTT SHERBURNE SIBLEY
STEELE WABASHA WASECA
WASHINGTON WATONWAN WRIGHT
NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANTELOPE BOONE BURT
CEDAR CUMING DAKOTA
DIXON KNOX MADISON
PIERCE STANTON THURSTON
WAYNE
SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BON HOMME CLAY HUTCHINSON
LINCOLN MCCOOK MINNEHAHA
TURNER UNION YANKTON
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Hurricane Bertha Advisory 40, Tropical Storm Warning For Bermuda
BULLETIN
HURRICANE BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 40
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008
1100 PM AST SAT JUL 12 2008
...STATIONARY BERTHA EXPECTED TO RESUME SLOW NORTHWARD MOTION
TOMORROW...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.
AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.4 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES...
350 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
BERTHA HAS BEEN STATIONARY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. A VERY SLOW
MOTION GENERALLY TOWARD THE NORTH IS FORECAST TO RESUME ON SUNDAY
AND CONTINUE ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF BERTHA IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY PASS NOT FAR TO THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF
BERMUDA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ALTHOUGH THE MOTION COULD
BE ERRATIC AT TIMES AND COULD BRING THE CENTER OF BERTHA CLOSER TO
BERMUDA THAN THE FORECAST TRACK INDICATES.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. BERTHA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...AND BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE THRESHOLD BETWEEN
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
LARGE SWELLS AND HIGH SURF ARE AFFECTING BERMUDA...AND THESE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE OUTER BANDS OF BERTHA COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN BERMUDA
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...29.9 N...62.4 W. MOVEMENT...
STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE...984 MB.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 200 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500
AM AST.
FORECASTER KNABB
This information is provided as a public service from the
National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
HURRICANE BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 40
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008
1100 PM AST SAT JUL 12 2008
...STATIONARY BERTHA EXPECTED TO RESUME SLOW NORTHWARD MOTION
TOMORROW...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.
AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.4 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES...
350 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
BERTHA HAS BEEN STATIONARY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. A VERY SLOW
MOTION GENERALLY TOWARD THE NORTH IS FORECAST TO RESUME ON SUNDAY
AND CONTINUE ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF BERTHA IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY PASS NOT FAR TO THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF
BERMUDA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ALTHOUGH THE MOTION COULD
BE ERRATIC AT TIMES AND COULD BRING THE CENTER OF BERTHA CLOSER TO
BERMUDA THAN THE FORECAST TRACK INDICATES.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. BERTHA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...AND BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE THRESHOLD BETWEEN
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
LARGE SWELLS AND HIGH SURF ARE AFFECTING BERMUDA...AND THESE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE OUTER BANDS OF BERTHA COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN BERMUDA
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...29.9 N...62.4 W. MOVEMENT...
STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE...984 MB.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 200 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500
AM AST.
FORECASTER KNABB
This information is provided as a public service from the
National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
Hurricane Bertha Advisory 39A
BULLETIN
HURRICANE BERTHA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 39A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008
800 PM AST SAT JUL 12 2008
...CATEGORY ONE BERTHA SITTING STATIONARY SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.
AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.5 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES...
345 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
BERTHA HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE DAY...BUT IS EXPECTED
TO RESUME A NORTHWARD DRIFT LATER TONIGHT OR ON SUNDAY THAT IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF
BERTHA WILL BE VERY SLOWLY PASSING SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF BERMUDA
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT THE MOTION COULD OCCASIONALLY
BE ERRATIC.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 75 MPH...120
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. BERTHA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON EARLIER AIRCRAFT
DATA IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
LARGE SWELLS AND HIGH SURF ARE AFFECTING BERMUDA...AND THESE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE OUTER BANDS OF BERTHA ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
IN BERMUDA OF 1 TO 2 INCHES DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...29.9 N...62.5 W.
MOVEMENT...STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.
FORECASTER KNABB
This information is provided as a public service from the
National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
HURRICANE BERTHA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 39A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008
800 PM AST SAT JUL 12 2008
...CATEGORY ONE BERTHA SITTING STATIONARY SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.
AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.5 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES...
345 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
BERTHA HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE DAY...BUT IS EXPECTED
TO RESUME A NORTHWARD DRIFT LATER TONIGHT OR ON SUNDAY THAT IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF
BERTHA WILL BE VERY SLOWLY PASSING SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF BERMUDA
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT THE MOTION COULD OCCASIONALLY
BE ERRATIC.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 75 MPH...120
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. BERTHA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON EARLIER AIRCRAFT
DATA IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
LARGE SWELLS AND HIGH SURF ARE AFFECTING BERMUDA...AND THESE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE OUTER BANDS OF BERTHA ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
IN BERMUDA OF 1 TO 2 INCHES DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...29.9 N...62.5 W.
MOVEMENT...STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.
FORECASTER KNABB
This information is provided as a public service from the
National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 688
Active Watches and Warnings
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 688
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 688 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 688 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
OKC001-011-015-017-021-027-037-039-041-043-047-051-061-063-073-
075-077-079-081-083-087-091-093-097-101-103-107-109-111-113-117-
119-121-125-131-133-135-143-145-147-149-130300-
/O.CON.KWNS.SV.A.0688.000000T0000Z-080713T0300Z/
075-077-079-081-083-087-091-093-097-101-103-107-109-111-113-117-
119-121-125-131-133-135-143-145-147-149-130300-
/O.CON.KWNS.SV.A.0688.000000T0000Z-080713T0300Z/
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR BLAINE CADDO
CANADIAN CHEROKEE CLEVELAND
CREEK CUSTER DELAWARE
DEWEY GARFIELD GRADY
HASKELL HUGHES KINGFISHER
KIOWA LATIMER LE FLORE
LINCOLN LOGAN MCCLAIN
MCINTOSH MAJOR MAYES
MUSKOGEE NOBLE OKFUSKEE
OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE OSAGE
PAWNEE PAYNE PITTSBURG
POTTAWATOMIE ROGERS SEMINOLE
SEQUOYAH TULSA WAGONER
WASHINGTON WASHITA
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR BLAINE CADDO
CANADIAN CHEROKEE CLEVELAND
CREEK CUSTER DELAWARE
DEWEY GARFIELD GRADY
HASKELL HUGHES KINGFISHER
KIOWA LATIMER LE FLORE
LINCOLN LOGAN MCCLAIN
MCINTOSH MAJOR MAYES
MUSKOGEE NOBLE OKFUSKEE
OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE OSAGE
PAWNEE PAYNE PITTSBURG
POTTAWATOMIE ROGERS SEMINOLE
SEQUOYAH TULSA WAGONER
WASHINGTON WASHITA
Friday, July 11, 2008
Hurricane Bertha Advisory 35A
BULLETIN
HURRICANE BERTHA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 35A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008
800 PM AST FRI JUL 11 2008
...CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE BERTHA STILL SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA AND
CRAWLING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.
AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS
CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.3 WEST OR ABOUT
250 MILES...400 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUED SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH OR
NORTH-NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF BERTHA IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY PASS TO THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF BERMUDA DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. BERTHA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT BERTHA COULD COME CLOSE ENOUGH
TO BERMUDA WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TO BRING WINDS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE TO THAT ISLAND AND ADJACENT WATERS.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON EARLIER AIRCRAFT DATA IS
976 MB...28.82 INCHES.
THE OUTER BANDS OF BERTHA ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
IN BERMUDA OF 1 TO 2 INCHES DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...29.3 N...62.3 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.
FORECASTER KNABB
This information is provided as a public service from the
National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
HURRICANE BERTHA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 35A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008
800 PM AST FRI JUL 11 2008
...CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE BERTHA STILL SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA AND
CRAWLING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.
AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS
CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.3 WEST OR ABOUT
250 MILES...400 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUED SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH OR
NORTH-NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF BERTHA IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY PASS TO THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF BERMUDA DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. BERTHA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT BERTHA COULD COME CLOSE ENOUGH
TO BERMUDA WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TO BRING WINDS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE TO THAT ISLAND AND ADJACENT WATERS.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON EARLIER AIRCRAFT DATA IS
976 MB...28.82 INCHES.
THE OUTER BANDS OF BERTHA ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
IN BERMUDA OF 1 TO 2 INCHES DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...29.3 N...62.3 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.
FORECASTER KNABB
This information is provided as a public service from the
National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
Hurricane Bertha Advisory 35
BULLETIN
HURRICANE BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 35
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008
500 PM AST FRI JUL 11 2008
...LARGE EYE OF BERTHA LEISURELY MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA. A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.2 WEST OR ABOUT 270
MILES...435 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24
HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL
EAST OF BERMUDA BUT ANY DEVIATION TO THE LEFT COULD BRING STRONGER
WINDS TO THE ISLAND AND ADJACENT WATERS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. BERTHA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER
PLANE WAS 976 MB...28.82 INCHES.
THE OUTER BANDS OF BERTHA ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
IN BERMUDA OF 1 TO 2 INCHES DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...29.1 N...62.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 800 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100
PM AST.
FORECASTER AVILA
This information is provided as a public service from the
National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
HURRICANE BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 35
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008
500 PM AST FRI JUL 11 2008
...LARGE EYE OF BERTHA LEISURELY MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA. A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.2 WEST OR ABOUT 270
MILES...435 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24
HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL
EAST OF BERMUDA BUT ANY DEVIATION TO THE LEFT COULD BRING STRONGER
WINDS TO THE ISLAND AND ADJACENT WATERS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. BERTHA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER
PLANE WAS 976 MB...28.82 INCHES.
THE OUTER BANDS OF BERTHA ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
IN BERMUDA OF 1 TO 2 INCHES DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...29.1 N...62.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 800 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100
PM AST.
FORECASTER AVILA
This information is provided as a public service from the
National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 684
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 684
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
510 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA
PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 510 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CDT.
HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80
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 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MANKATO MINNESOTA TO 15 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBUS
NEBRASKA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN NUMBER AND
INTENSITY ALONG THE STRONG COLD FRONT NOW MOVING EWD INTO SWRN MN
INTO NERN NE. WITH MLCAPES TO 3500 J/KG AND 40KT OF
SHEAR...SUPERCELLS WILL BE POSSIBLE ENHANCING THE DAMAGING WIND AND
LARGE HAIL THREAT AS STORMS SPREAD EWD ACROSS THE WATCH.
AVIATION...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 600. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 25025.
...HALES
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUENA VISTA CALHOUN CARROLL
CHEROKEE CLAY CRAWFORD
DICKINSON EMMET HARRISON
HUMBOLDT IDA KOSSUTH
LYON MONONA O'BRIEN
OSCEOLA PALO ALTO PLYMOUTH
POCAHONTAS SAC SHELBY
SIOUX WINNEBAGO WOODBURY
MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLUE EARTH BROWN COTTONWOOD
FARIBAULT JACKSON LE SUEUR
LYON MARTIN MURRAY
NICOLLET NOBLES PIPESTONE
ROCK WASECA WATONWAN
NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANTELOPE BOONE BURT
CEDAR COLFAX CUMING
DAKOTA DIXON DODGE
GREELEY HOWARD MADISON
MERRICK NANCE PIERCE
PLATTE POLK STANTON
THURSTON WASHINGTON WAYNE
SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
UNION
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 684
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
510 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA
PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 510 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CDT.
HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80
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 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MANKATO MINNESOTA TO 15 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBUS
NEBRASKA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN NUMBER AND
INTENSITY ALONG THE STRONG COLD FRONT NOW MOVING EWD INTO SWRN MN
INTO NERN NE. WITH MLCAPES TO 3500 J/KG AND 40KT OF
SHEAR...SUPERCELLS WILL BE POSSIBLE ENHANCING THE DAMAGING WIND AND
LARGE HAIL THREAT AS STORMS SPREAD EWD ACROSS THE WATCH.
AVIATION...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 600. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 25025.
...HALES
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUENA VISTA CALHOUN CARROLL
CHEROKEE CLAY CRAWFORD
DICKINSON EMMET HARRISON
HUMBOLDT IDA KOSSUTH
LYON MONONA O'BRIEN
OSCEOLA PALO ALTO PLYMOUTH
POCAHONTAS SAC SHELBY
SIOUX WINNEBAGO WOODBURY
MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLUE EARTH BROWN COTTONWOOD
FARIBAULT JACKSON LE SUEUR
LYON MARTIN MURRAY
NICOLLET NOBLES PIPESTONE
ROCK WASECA WATONWAN
NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANTELOPE BOONE BURT
CEDAR COLFAX CUMING
DAKOTA DIXON DODGE
GREELEY HOWARD MADISON
MERRICK NANCE PIERCE
PLATTE POLK STANTON
THURSTON WASHINGTON WAYNE
SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
UNION
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