Midwest - Ohio Valley May 15 & 16

[Dave]

SUMNER KS-
639 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 638 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MAYFIELD...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WELLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE...
NEAR WELLINGTON BY 650 PM CDT.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO AFFECT MAYFIELD...RIVERDALE AND
WELLINGTON AIRPORT.

[Dave]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 309
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
740 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009

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

PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INDIANA
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OHIO

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 740 PM
UNTIL 200 AM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
LAFAYETTE INDIANA TO 40 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF DAYTON OHIO. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 305...WW 306...WW
307...WW 308...

DISCUSSION...STRONG/SEVERE STORMS CONTINUE MOVING EWD ACROSS IL
INVOF W-E WARM FRONT...WHILE ADDITIONAL CELLS CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY
AS THEY SPREAD NWD ACROSS SRN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. FAVORABLE
DEEP-LAYER SHEAR EITHER SIDE OF THE WARM FRONT -- AND ENHANCED
LOW-LEVEL SHEAR NEAR THE BOUNDARY -- ALONG WITH FAVORABLY-UNSTABLE
ENVIRONMENT SUGGESTS THAT THE THREATS FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL WILL CONTINUE....ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

[Dave]

Near South Haven KS (south of Wellington) about 30 mins ago...

[Halah]

Figures, I'm one county east of that. No wonder I didn't hear my radio go off.

[Dave]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0842
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1028 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009

AREAS AFFECTED...PATS OF CENTRAL AND NRN INDIANA/W CENTRAL AND SWRN
OK

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 309...

VALID 160328Z - 160530Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 309 CONTINUES.

SEVERE/ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS CENTRAL AND ERN
INDIANA AND INTO WRN OH -- ACROSS VALID PORTIONS OF WW 309.

LATEST RADAR LOOP SHOWS A BAND OF STRONG/LOCALLY-SEVERE STORMS
MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA ATTM. STORMS HAVE SHOWN SOME DECREASE
IN INTENSITY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS -- LIKELY IN RESPONSE TO
A SLOW DIURNAL STABILIZATION OF THE PRE-CONVECTIVE ENVIRONMENT.
HOWEVER...WITH LATEST IND VWP REVEALING SHEAR SUFFICIENT FOR
CONTINUED STORM ORGANIZATION...THREAT FOR LOCALLY GUSTY/DAMAGING
WINDS AND/OR HAIL -- OR AN ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADO -- WILL
CONTINUE...LIKELY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

..GOSS.. 05/16/2009