Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Parts of NE and IA

[simplykristi]

Hi All,
Here's a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for NE and IA until 11:00 PM CDT:

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 144
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
355 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

WESTERN AND CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
EASTERN NEBRASKA
EXTREME SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 355 PM UNTIL 1100
PM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 60
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85
STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST
OF LINCOLN NEBRASKA TO 45 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF SPENCER IOWA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 141...WW 142...WW 143...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS/POSSIBLE SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
NNE FROM EXISTING MCS IN ERN NEB. OTHER STORMS MAY FORM IN WARMING/
DESTABILIZING ENVIRONMENT AHEAD OF MCS. SUFFICIENT SBCAPE
/1000-1500 J PER KG/ AND DEEP SHEAR APPEAR PRESENT TO SUPPORT HAIL
AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 50
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 21030.


...CORFIDI