Wednesday, September 22, 2010

NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 680
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:13:02 -0500


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  URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 680 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1110 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010  THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF          NORTHWEST IOWA        SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA        NORTHEAST NEBRASKA        SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA  EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1110 AM UNTIL 600 PM CDT.  HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.  THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST OF YANKTON SOUTH DAKOTA TO 25 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF FAIRMONT MINNESOTA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).  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...THE COMBINATION OF ENEWD-PROGRESSING MIDLEVEL IMPULSE AND AN INFLUX OF A WARM/MOIST AIR MASS ALONG 40-50 KT LLJ SHOULD SUSTAIN ELEVATED SEVERE TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY TO THE N OF SURFACE WARM FRONT.  STEEP MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES...MUCAPE OF 2000-3000 J/KG AND 45-55 KT OF EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR WILL BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FOR SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF MAINLY LARGE HAIL.  AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.   ...MEAD  
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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 680 Status Reports
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:13:11 -0500


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  STATUS FOR WATCH 0680 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET 
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