MD 0325 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 65… FOR NORTHWEST MO…SOUTHERN IA…FAR WEST-CENTRAL KS
Mesoscale Discussion 0325
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0800 PM CDT Wed May 02 2018
Areas affected...Northwest MO...Southern IA...Far West-Central KS
Concerning...Tornado Watch 65...
Valid 030100Z - 030230Z
The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 65 continues.
SUMMARY...Threat for damaging wind gusts as well as embedded
tornadoes continues across Tornado Watch 65.
DISCUSSION...Well-organized MCS continues to progress northeastward
into far northwestern MO. Recent surface observations from FNB (near
the NE/KS/MO border intersection) reported a 47 kt gust as the
northern end of the MCS moved through. Strong gusts will remain
possible as the system moves across northern MO/southern IA. Frontal
circulations attendant to the stationary front draped across
southern IA (from DVN southwestward to near FNB) may augment the
downdrafts associated the convective line, leading to slightly
higher threat for damaging wind gusts along the front.
Farther south, cold pool amalgamation appears to be taking place
between the more northerly MCS and the one that progressed across
central KS. Locally enhanced threat for damaging wind gusts (and
perhaps a tornado) exists near the inflection point of these newly
joined convective lines (near Coffey and Osage counties in KS). In
this area, remnant meso-low associated with the book-end vortex of
the convective line could augment low-level shear and/or briefly
enhance updrafts.
..Mosier.. 05/03/2018
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
ATTN...WFO...LSX...DVN...SGF...DMX...EAX...OAX...TOP...ICT...
LAT...LON 40729547 41099498 41549327 41489250 41169221 40529211
39229226 38929236 38699258 38469288 38259327 38119364
37979426 37959470 37959580 38289605 39489563 40729547
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