SPC MD 999

MD 0999 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 288… FOR CNTRL KS TO THE TX PANHANDLE


MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0999
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0530 PM CDT SAT JUN 08 2013

AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL KS TO THE TX PANHANDLE

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 288...

VALID 082230Z - 090000Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 288
CONTINUES.

SUMMARY...ISOLATED SEVERE WIND/HAIL THREAT SHOULD CONTINUE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS WITH E/SEWD-MOVING QLCS ACROSS KS. SEVERE THREAT
SHOULD PERSIST FOR LONGER-DURATION WITH SEMI-DISCRETE CONVECTION IN
FAR SWRN KS TO THE TX PANHANDLE.

DISCUSSION...INITIAL QLCS HAS APPEARED TO EVOLVE INTO TWO DISTINCT
PIECES...ONE ACCELERATING EWD ALONG THE ICT/GID CWA BORDER WHERE A
49 KT GUST WAS MEASURED AT KRSL IN THE PAST HOUR. SEE FORTHCOMING
MCD 1000 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE SEVERE THREAT
HERE. FARTHER SW...CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED TO THE SE AND REMAIN
SOMEWHAT DISCRETE WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELL STRUCTURES. GIVEN WARMER
SURFACE TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THIS ACTIVITY ALONG WITH A MORE
FAVORABLE DEEP-LAYER WIND PROFILE FOR MAINTAINING
SUPERCELLS...THREAT HERE FOR ISOLATED SEVERE HAIL/WIND WILL PERSIST
BEYOND 00Z. LARGE SURFACE DEW POINT DEPRESSIONS SHOULD REMAIN A
LIMITING FACTOR TO SUSTAINING TORNADO POTENTIAL BEYOND A BRIEF ONE
OR TWO.

..GRAMS.. 06/08/2013

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

ATTN...WFO...TOP...ICT...OUN...DDC...LUB...AMA...ABQ...

LAT...LON   39159811 39139670 36599855 34330041 34190183 34330302
            35620349 37809993 39159811

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