Severe Weather Watches - May 10th

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 178 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 235 PM MDT MON MAY 10 2004

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

EASTERN WYOMING

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 235 PM UNTIL 800 PM MDT.

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

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF GILLETTE WYOMING TO 85 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF DOUGLAS WYOMING.

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.

DISCUSSION...IMPRESSIVE SHEAR NOW IN PLACE ACROSS ERN WY AS STRONG S/WV AND INTENSIFYING LOW MOVES ACROSS GREAT BASIN. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RAPIDLY MOVING NNWWD ACROSS ERN WY WITH AIR MASS BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE. WITH CAP WEAKENING RAPIDLY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEWD OFF HIGHER TERRAIN ERN WY. SUPERCELLS AND LIKELY ENHANCING THE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND THREAT.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 179 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 300 PM MDT MON MAY 10 2004

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

EASTERN COLORADO

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM UNTIL 800 PM MDT.

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

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF AKRON COLORADO TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF LA JUNTA COLORADO.

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 178...

DISCUSSION...MODERATE INSTABILITY AND A FAVORABLY SHEARED UPSLOPE WIND PROFILE SUPPORT RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OFF HIGHER TERRAIN. ROTATING STORMS ARE LIKELY ENHANCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26025.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
438 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BUREAU COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 430 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED
PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES
WEST OF LA MOILLE TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUDA...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF PRINCETON TO 7 MILES EAST OF
KEWANEE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING.

LAT...LON 4164 8946 4116 8993 4109 8920 4157 8871

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
446 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BUREAU COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 435 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY TO PRODUCE A TORNADO ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF LA MOILLE TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF SHEFFIELD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF
PRINCETON TO 6 MILES EAST OF KEWANEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
LA MOILLE AND PRINCETON BY 455 PM CDT
TISKILWA BY 500 PM CDT
LADD AND DEPUE BY 520 PM CDT
SPRING VALLEY...HENNEPIN AND DALZELL BY 525 PM CDT
GRANVILLE AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MC NABB BY 530 PM CDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM
OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

LAT...LON 4165 8941 4119 8993 4094 8941 4139 8890

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