MD 0903 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 298… FOR CENTRAL KS
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0903 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1044 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012 AREAS AFFECTED...CENTRAL KS CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 298... VALID 260344Z - 260445Z THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 298 CONTINUES. SUMMARY...THREAT FOR TORNADOES CONTINUES WITH A LARGE SUPERCELL STORM OVER NERN RUSH COUNTY. DISCUSSION...RADAR LOOP OVER THE PAST HOUR HAS REVEALED A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND IN CONVECTION ACROSS TORNADO WATCH 298...THOUGH TWO SUPERCELLS -- ONE OF WHICH REMAINS VERY INTENSE -- CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL KS ATTM. THIS STRONGEST CELL -- AFFECTING MAINLY NERN RUSH AND SERN ELLIS COUNTY ATTM -- HAS GENERATED NUMEROUS TORNADO REPORTS OVER THE PAST HOUR...AND LATEST REPORTS SUGGEST THAT THE STORM REMAINS TORNADIC. AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER CONTINUES TO COOL AND CAPPING INCREASES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...EXPECT THE OVERALL/GENERAL DECREASING TREND TO CONTINUE WITH THE ONGOING CONVECTION. FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO HOWEVER...THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND/OR OTHER SUBSTANTIAL SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS THIS SMALL PORTION OF CENTRAL KS. ..GOSS.. 05/26/2012 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... ATTN...WFO...ICT...GID...DDC... LAT...LON 38119970 38649964 39269843 39259793 38159827 38119970
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