2009 Severe Weather thread

[Bunkertor]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
233 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

KSC117-171945-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090617T1945Z/
MARSHALL-
233 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY...

AT 228 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO
WITH DEBRIS 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF BREMEN. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR OKETO...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF MARYSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OKETO.

PEOPLE IN AND AROUND OKETO SHOULD IMMEDIATELY TAKE ACTION AND SEEK A
SAFE SHELTER.

[RL3AO]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 440
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1255 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

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

SOUTHWEST IOWA
PARTS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS
PARTS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1255 PM UNTIL
900 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 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 70 MILES EAST OF SHENANDOAH
IOWA TO 50 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF KEARNEY NEBRASKA. 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 439...

DISCUSSION...EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH MLCAPES AOA 4000 J/KG
SPREADING NWD WITH WARM FRONT ACROSS THE WATCH. EFFECTIVE SHEAR
SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELLS WHICH INITIALLY WILL INCLUDE VERY LARGE
HAIL. TORNADO THREAT WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS STORMS
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AND N OF THE WARM FRONT.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.


...HALES

[Dave]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1174
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0247 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

AREAS AFFECTED...N CNTRL/NERN KS...S CNTRL/SWRN NEB...SWRN IA...NWRN
MO

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 440...

VALID 171947Z - 172015Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 440 CONTINUES.

THREAT OF TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL...AND DMGG WINDS CONTINUE FOR
WW440. STORMS WILL APPROACH THE ERN EDGE OF THE WATCH WITHIN THE
NEXT HOUR...AND AN ADDITIONAL WW DOWNSTREAM WILL BE LIKELY.

INITIALLY ELEVATED SUPERCELLS HAVE BECOME ROOTED AT THE
SURFACE...INDICATED BY A RAPID INCREASE IN ROTATION WITH CURRENT
SUPERCELLS...HARD RIGHT TURNING MOTION...AND SEVERAL UNCONFIRMED
REPORTS OF TORNADOES ON THE GROUND WITH THE MARSHALL/GAGE COUNTY
STORM. VERY FAVORABLE HOT/MOIST INFLOW WILL MAINTAIN THESE
SUPERCELLS...WITH STRONGLY VEERING WINDS AND ENHANCED BUOYANCY NEAR
THE WARM FRONT ALLOWING ROTATION TO PERSIST. DUE TO STRONG
ROTATION...STORMS HAVE TAKEN A TURN TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST...AND WILL
QUICKLY REACH THE ERN EXTENT OF THE WATCH WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. AN
ADDITIONAL WW WILL BE ISSUED DOWNSTREAM.

FARTHER W...18Z SOUNDINGS REFLECT VERY LITTLE TO NO CINH
REMAINS...AND INITIATION STILL REMAINS LIKELY OVER THE AREA
PRIMARILY NEAR A LIFTING WARM FRONT THAT IS NOW IN SRN NEB. SIMILAR
TO DOWNSTREAM STORMS...ENVIRONMENT REMAINS VERY FAVORABLE FOR LARGE
SUPERCELLS. AN ADDITIONAL WATCH WILL BE ISSUED OVER E CNTRL/NERN
CO...SRN NEB...AND NWRN KS. SEE MD 1173 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

..HURLBUT.. 06/17/2009

[Bunkertor]

Storm Chaser Steve Polley has intercepted a funnel...

[Dave]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 442
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
350 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

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

PARTS OF EASTERN OHIO
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
PARTS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 350 PM UNTIL
1000 PM 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 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHEELING
WEST VIRGINIA TO 40 MILES EAST OF CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 439...WW 440...WW 441...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ERN OH AND WILL INTERACT
WITH N/S WARM FRONT ZONE THRU THE WATCH. THIS WILL ENHANCE THE SHEAR
IN ALREADY FAVORABLE SHEARED ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORT SUPERCELLS. IN
ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...TORNADOES POSSIBLE WITH ANY
SUPERCELL AS STORMS DEVELOP SEWD THRU THE WATCH.

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
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28025.


...HALES

Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

[Dave]

Storm Chaser Steve Polley has intercepted a funnel...

Where at?

[Bunkertor]

Has anyone of you got a live broadcast ? I´m in trouble with my plugins and KSN won´t roll for me as it should be.

[Bunkertor]

Storm Chaser Steve Polley has intercepted a funnel...

Where at?

Here http://www.severestudios.com/livechase

Hope i´m right here. On the right side of the picture ? But i am not sure anymore

[Dave]

Storm Chaser Steve Polley has intercepted a funnel...

Where at?

Here http://www.severestudios.com/livechase

Got it..watching for a tornado watch over in western NE/KS area.

[Dave]

Kansas

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
257 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 256 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR KICKAPOO
RESERVATION...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIAWATHA...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HORTON...

GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

[Dave]

Kansas

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
307 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ATCHISON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 306 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HORTON...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF HIAWATHA...AND
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LANCASTER AROUND 345 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HURON.

[Dave]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1175
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0307 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

AREAS AFFECTED...MUCH OF KY/SWRN VA/FAR WRN NC/ERN AND NRN TN WWD TO
SERN MO

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 439...

VALID 172007Z - 172030Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 439
CONTINUES.

NEW WW MAY BE NEEDED SOON TO THE WEST WW 439...ACROSS WRN KY INTO
SRN IL AND SERN MO.

STRONG SURFACE HEATING ACROSS SERN MO/FAR SRN IL INTO WRN KY AND
CONVERGENCE ALONG A SURFACE BOUNDARY EXTENDING WWD FROM CENTRAL KY
TO SERN/ERN MO WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT NEW TSTM DEVELOPMENT THIS
AFTERNOON. AIR MASS IS VERY UNSTABLE /MLCAPE 2500-4000 J/KG/ WITH
EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR 30-35 KT SUPPORTIVE OF ORGANIZED SEVERE
STORMS. AREA WIND PROFILERS/WSR-88DS AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS
INDICATE STRAIGHT HODOGRAPHS CONDUCIVE FOR ADDITIONAL SPLITTING
STORMS. HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

FARTHER EAST...ERN EXTENT OF A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND SIMILAR
VALUES OF EFFECTIVE SHEAR WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SPLITTING STORMS
WITH HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS.

..PETERS.. 06/17/2009


ATTN...WFO...RNK...RLX...GSP...MRX...JKL...FFC...LMK...OHX...
PAH...LSX...

[Bunkertor]

[Dave]

Kentucky

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
413 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY
HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN BELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
SOUTH CENTRAL KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 413 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR GATLIFF...
OR 9 MILES EAST OF WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BINGHAMTOWN...
BIRDSEYE...
CARPENTER...
CHENOA...
DAVISBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

[Dave]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 443
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
310 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

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

PARTS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS
MUCH OF NORTHERN MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 310 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 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 5 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
SAINT JOSEPH MISSOURI TO 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBIA MISSOURI.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 439...WW 440...WW
441...WW 442...

DISCUSSION...SUPERCELL HAVE DEVELOP UPSTREAM FROM WATCH ACROSS SERN
NEB/NERN KS. AIR MASS ACROSS WATCH EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND FAVORABLY
SHEARED TO SUPPORT CONTINUATION OF TORNADIC SUPERCELLS TRACKING
ESEWD ACROSS NRN MO.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29030.


...HALES

Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
High High

[Dave]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1176
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0313 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

AREAS AFFECTED...TX PANHANDLE/S PLAINS/SOUTHWEST TX

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE

VALID 172013Z - 172115Z

THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF DMGG WINDS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS
AFTERNOON. AREA IS BEING MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE WW.

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE ALONG A DRYLINE EXTENDING
THROUGH THE TX PANHANDLE...THEN SWWD INTO ERN NM AND FAR WRN TX. A
WEAK VORT MAX ORIGINATING OVER NRN MEXICO THAT TRAVERSED AROUND THE
WRN PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE APPEARS TO BE PROVIDING
FAVORABLE ASCENT/LIFT WHILE ANOTHER VORT MAX IS APPROACHING FAR WRN
TX. UPPER ASCENT/LIFT IN COMBINATION WITH CONVERGENCE ALONG THE
DRYLINE AND MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT RENEWED DEVELOPMENT.
MID LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS FAVORABLE...WHILE DRY LOW
LEVELS/INVERTED-V PROFILES WILL LEAD TO A PRIMARY THREAT OF DMGG
WINDS AS EVAPORATIONAL COOLING ENHANCES DOWNDRAFTS.

..HURLBUT.. 06/17/2009


ATTN...WFO...LUB...AMA...MAF...ABQ...

[Dave]

North Dakota

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
326 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 324 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SONORA...OR 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAHPETON...MOVING TO
THE EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SONORA AT 335 PM CDT...
FAIRMOUNT AT 405 PM CDT...

[Bunkertor]

Does this work for you ?

http://www.kmbc.com/video/19779946/index.html

[Dave]

Does this work for you ?

http://www.kmbc.com/video/19779946/index.html

Works for me.

[Dave]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 445
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
330 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

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

MUCH OF NORTHEAST COLORADO
PARTS OF NORTHWEST KANSAS
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA INCLUDING SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 330 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 100 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
FORT COLLINS COLORADO TO 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BROKEN BOW
NEBRASKA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 439...WW 440...WW
441...WW 442...WW 443...

DISCUSSION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY FROM
THE LOW LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION VICINITY DEN ENEWD ACROSS WATCH
ALONG FRONTAL ZONE IN SWRN NEB. WITH A VERY TO EXTREMELY UNSTABLE
AIR MASS AND FAVORABLE SHEAR IN PLACE...SUPERCELLS SHOULD DEVELOP
RAPIDLY. TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE HAIL WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SUPERCELLS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.


...HALES

Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
High Moderate