SPC MD 868

MD 0868 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 240… FOR NCNTRL KS THROUGH SCNTRL NEB


MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0868
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0806 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013

AREAS AFFECTED...NCNTRL KS THROUGH SCNTRL NEB

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 240...

VALID 300106Z - 300200Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 240 CONTINUES.

SUMMARY...PRIMARY THREAT HAS TRANSITIONED TO DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE
HAIL OVER REMAINING PART OF WW 240 INCLUDING NCNTRL KS AND SCNTRL
NEB...THOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO REMAIN POSSIBLE. SEVERE
THREAT WILL LIKELY PERSIST FOR NEXT 2-3 HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING
LATER THIS EVENING.

DISCUSSION...LINE OF STORMS PERSIST FROM ECNTRL NEB SWWD INTO NCNTRL
KS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ACTIVITY ALONG THE NEB/KS BORDER...STORMS
ALONG THE NEB PORTION OF THE LINE HAVE GENERALLY BECOME LESS
ORGANIZED DUE TO THE LINE MOVING INTO AIR THAT HAS BEEN STABILIZED
BY PREVIOUS STORMS. FARTHER SOUTH...STRONG-SEVERE STORMS PERSIST
FROM HARLAN COUNTY IN SCNTRL NEB INTO NWRN/NCNTRL KS WHERE SOME
SUPERCELL AND BOWING STRUCTURES CONTINUE TO BE OBSERVED. THIS
ACTIVITY WILL DEVELOP EWD THROUGH REMAINDER OF WW 240 NEXT COUPLE
HOURS AND POSE A THREAT FOR MAINLY DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL.
HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

..DIAL.. 05/30/2013

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

ATTN...WFO...TOP...GID...GLD...

LAT...LON   39199989 40019980 40669865 41109773 40729748 39689775
            39229833 39199989

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