SPC MD 704

MD 0704 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 181… FOR CNTRL-ERN KS


MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0704
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0457 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL-ERN KS

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 181...

VALID 192157Z - 192300Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 181 CONTINUES.

SUMMARY...DMGG WIND POTENTIAL WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN THE AREAS
DOWNSTREAM OVER THE ONGOING SEVERE SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED
SUPERCELLS.  TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO REMAIN POSSIBLE.

DISCUSSION...RADAR MOSAIC OVER THE PAST HOUR HAS SHOWN A RAPID
UPTICK IN STORM COVERAGE OVER S-CNTRL KS NEWD INTO NERN KS.  AS
STORMS CONTINUE TO GROW UPSCALE ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR OVER THE
NEXT 1-2 HRS...DMGG WIND POTENTIAL WILL LIKELY INCREASE OVER THIS
AREA...EVENTUALLY AFFECTING THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA BY 00-01Z.
AS LOW LEVEL WINDS INTENSIFY BY EVENING OWING TO AN INCREASE IN THE
LLJ...SWATHS OF LOCALIZED SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH ANY BOWING SEGMENT/EMBEDDED MESOCYCLONE/MESOVORTEX.

..SMITH.. 05/19/2013

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...SGF...EAX...TOP...ICT...

LAT...LON   37049732 37539730 38289681 38749711 39769650 39789535
            39089453 38249485 37029600 37049732

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