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#141 Postby RL3AO » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:41 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
640 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 640 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES WEST OF
CRESCENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CRESCENT AND MULHALL.
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#142 Postby Dave » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:44 pm

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#143 Postby Dave » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:45 pm

NEMAHA-
644 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NEMAHA COUNTY...

AT 643 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BERN...OR 19 MILES WEST OF FALLS CITY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN NEMAHA COUNTY...
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#144 Postby Dave » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:54 pm

LOGAN OK-
653 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LOGAN COUNTY...

AT 652 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES NORTHEAST
OF CRESCENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CRESCENT AND MULHALL.
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#145 Postby CrazyC83 » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:55 pm

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 57
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
650 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

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

CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 650 PM UNTIL
100 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 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAINT
JOSEPH MISSOURI TO 55 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF WICHITA KANSAS.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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 54...WW 55...WW 56...

DISCUSSION...SCATTERED STRONG/SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER
PARTS OF EAST-CENTRAL KS. ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE
NUMEROUS THIS EVENING AND RE-DEVELOP ALONG DRYLINE WEST OF HUT/ICT.
PERSISTENT STRONG WIND FIELDS AND SOME COOLING ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN A
RISK OF SUPERCELLS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH THE EVENING.
EVENTUALLY...A MORE LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED WITH HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREATS.

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 24035.


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#146 Postby Dave » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:11 pm

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
710 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN PAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEASTERN NOBLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 709 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CARL BLACKWELL...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS
AND WINDS OF 60 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE GLENCOE...INGALLS...LAKE CARL
BLACKWELL...LAKE MCMURTRY...MORRISON AND STILLWATER.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 169 AND 185.
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#147 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:12 pm

"Tail end Charlie" near Altus looks a little more severe than his neighbors...


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Amateur opinion- 2 Southernmost cells have least competition for inflow, probably have warmest and highest Td air for inflow, may be cells to watch for spin-ups.....
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#148 Postby Dave » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:27 pm

NOBLE OK-PAYNE OK-
726 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN PAYNE AND SOUTHEASTERN NOBLE COUNTIES...

AT 726 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CENTERED NEAR LAKE CARL BLACKWELL...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE GLENCOE...INGALLS...LAKE CARL
BLACKWELL...LAKE MCMURTRY...MORRISON AND STILLWATER.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AND WINDS OF 60 MPH ARE LIKELY.
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Re: Severe weather outbreak? March 23-24 - Plains/Midwest

#149 Postby Cookie » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:28 pm

7 in total for today

http://www.weathermatrix.net/stormmatri ... yesterday/

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There have been 7 Tornado Reports Today* | Yesterday | Storms | Hail | Wind
                     
Time (Z)    Strength    Location    County    State    Lat    Lon    Comments
2305    UNK    6 SW LOGAN    HARRISON    IA    41.58    -95.87    (OAX)
2235    UNK    5 E WINFIELD    COWLEY    KS    37.27    -96.88    BELOW
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN. (ICT)
2215    UNK    1 SE STROTHER FIELD AIR    COWLEY    KS    37.15    -97.02    BELOW
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN (ICT)
2200    UNK    S EAGLE    CASS    NE    40.82    -96.43    (OAX)
2200    UNK    1 S GEUDA SPRINGS    SUMNER    KS    37.1    -97.15    BELOW
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF GEUDA SPRINGS. COURTESY KAKE TV STORM CHASER. (ICT)
2024    UNK    8 N ONEILL    HOLT    NE    42.58    -98.65    (LBF)
1845    UNK    9 S BROWNLEE    CHERRY    NE    42.16    -100.62    BELOW
BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ON THE GROUND FOR 2 MINUTES. (LBF)
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#150 Postby RL3AO » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:53 pm

Just not enough instability for a major tornado outbreak.
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#151 Postby Bunkertor » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:54 pm

^Just wanted to say that. + not enough humidity.

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#152 Postby Cookie » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:01 pm

RL3AO wrote:Just not enough instability for a major tornado outbreak.


thats not a bad thing.
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#153 Postby Bunkertor » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:10 pm

Can anyone of you provide informations about the location of the coldfront and the dryline ?
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Re: Severe weather outbreak? March 23-24 - Plains/Midwest

#154 Postby RL3AO » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:14 pm

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Dry line is that tight group of dewpoint contours (blue dashed lines).
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#155 Postby CrazyC83 » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:20 pm

No wonder everything is stuck at marginally severe - the dewpoints are only in the low to mid 50s. Initiation was not an issue (we got the storms), but the dynamics were just not there.
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#156 Postby KWT » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:29 pm

Yeah dew points may be just a little too low for a major outbreak but still got some tornadoes:



000
WFUS53 KDMX 240103
TORDMX
IAC003-029-240130-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0001.090324T0103Z-090324T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
803 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
EASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 801 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES EAST OF ELLIOTT...OR 77 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF DES MOINES...AND MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CUMBERLAND AND MASSENA BY 815 PM CDT...
WIOTA BY 825 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

LAT...LON 4094 9494 4115 9494 4116 9507 4148 9492
4142 9470 4129 9470 4093 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 202DEG 46KT 4113 9496

$$

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#157 Postby Bunkertor » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:33 pm

@RL: Thanks very much
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#158 Postby KWT » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:35 pm

Still got some severe warnings as well, so whilst there isn't a huge amount of tornadoes, still lots of storms.

000
WUUS54 KTSA 240128
SVRTSA
OKC037-113-117-143-240230-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0031.090324T0128Z-090324T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
828 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 827 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND
WINDS TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TERLTON...MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CLEVELAND...
OSAGE...MANNFORD...WESTPORT...SPERRY...SKIATOOK...TULSA...
COLLINSVILLE AND OWASSO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM...BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

THIS STORM IS LIKELY PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3633 9655 3644 9582 3617 9582 3612 9654
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 258DEG 27KT 3620 9649

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Re: Severe weather outbreak? March 23-24 - Plains/Midwest

#159 Postby MGC » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:51 pm

That cell over Lawton looks like it is ready for business. Better watch that one.....MGC
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#160 Postby KWT » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:08 pm

000
WUUS53 KDMX 240207
SVRDMX
IAC001-121-175-240230-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0006.090324T0207Z-090324T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
907 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
EASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 904 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GREENFIELD...OR 47 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DES MOINES...AND WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE
DAMAGING WINDS.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MACKSBURG BY 910 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 AND 99.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 4105 9449 4116 9448 4116 9455 4122 9459
4150 9432 4150 9418 4120 9380 4119 9380
4116 9388 4116 9402 4111 9402 4096 9443
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 217DEG 41KT 4123 9436

$$

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