Major tornado outbreak next Thursday?
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http://radblast.wunderground.com/cgi-bi ... ightning=0 - Monster cell moving into the Joplin area
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CrazyC83 wrote:It seems now we have several distinct supercells - how long will they hold? Looks like Joplin could be on the doorstep of a pounding...
I think the supercellular tornadic threat will be around till 10pm to midnight...I expect a transition to more of an MCS setup, which could still spawn tornadoes but they'd be more on the F0, F1, F2 varietya nd probably pretty shortlived.
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 160
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
745 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IOWA
FAR NORTHEAST KANSAS
NORTHWEST MISSOURI
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 745 PM
UNTIL 300 AM CDT.
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 50 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
DENISON IOWA TO 35 MILES EAST OF OLATHE KANSAS. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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 154...WW 155...WW
156...WW 157...WW 158...WW 159...
DISCUSSION...LARGE CLUSTER OF TSTMS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SHIFTING NEWD ACROSS THE MO RIVER OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS. PRESENCE OF RELATIVELY STRONG LARGE-SCALE FORCING
FOR ASCENT AND MODEST LOW AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR SHOULD SUSTAIN THE
THREAT OF ORGANIZED/ROTATING STORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21040.
...MEAD/CORFIDI
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 160
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
745 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IOWA
FAR NORTHEAST KANSAS
NORTHWEST MISSOURI
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 745 PM
UNTIL 300 AM CDT.
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 50 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
DENISON IOWA TO 35 MILES EAST OF OLATHE KANSAS. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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 154...WW 155...WW
156...WW 157...WW 158...WW 159...
DISCUSSION...LARGE CLUSTER OF TSTMS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SHIFTING NEWD ACROSS THE MO RIVER OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS. PRESENCE OF RELATIVELY STRONG LARGE-SCALE FORCING
FOR ASCENT AND MODEST LOW AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR SHOULD SUSTAIN THE
THREAT OF ORGANIZED/ROTATING STORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21040.
...MEAD/CORFIDI
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