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780

ACUS11 KWNS 092334

SWOMCD

SPC MCD 092334 

MNZ000-IAZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-100100-



MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1504

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

0634 PM CDT THU JUL 09 2009



AREAS AFFECTED...SW MN...SE SD...NW IA...NE NEB



CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY 



VALID 092334Z - 100100Z



A SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM CNTRL MN SSWWD INTO SERN

SD AND NE NEB OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED WIND

DAMAGE SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. A WW WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED

EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE REGION.



LATEST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A LOW OVER FAR NE SD WITH A COLD FRONT

EXTENDING SWWD ACROSS ERN SD AND A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING SWD

INTO NW IA. BETWEEN THE TWO BOUNDARIES...THE RUC IS ANALYZING

MODERATE INSTABILITY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE NRN

END OF THE INSTABILITY AXIS IN CNTRL MN. OTHER STORMS APPEAR LIKELY

TO INITIATE ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT IN THE SIOUX

FALLS AREA THIS EVENING EVENTUALLY DEVELOPING SWD INTO THE NORFOLK

NEB AREA. REGIONAL WSR-88D VWPS THROUGH THIS CORRIDOR SHOW MODERATE

TO STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR WHICH WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR SEVERE STORMS

AS THE EXIT REGION OF A 65-70 KT MID-LEVEL JET APPROACHES FROM THE

WEST THIS EVENING. IF A FEW SUPERCELLS CAN ORGANIZE...LARGE HAIL AND

AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT WOULD EXIST. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE LINEAR

NATURE OF THE FORCING ALONG THE FRONT...LINE-SEGMENTS MAY BE THE

PREFERRED STORM MODE. HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE

ESPECIALLY AS STORM COVERAGE INCREASES IN THE MID TO LATE EVENING.



..BROYLES.. 07/09/2009



...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...



ATTN...WFO...MPX...FSD...OAX...LBF...



LAT...LON   41839750 41939822 42449847 43059780 43929676 44779610

            45429581 45519541 45319517 44919500 44059502 42879577

            42149672 41839750 










000


ACUS11 KWNS 092334


SWOMCD


SPC MCD 092334 


MNZ000-IAZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-100100-





MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1504


NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK


0634 PM CDT THU JUL 09 2009





AREAS AFFECTED...SW MN...SE SD...NW IA...NE NEB





CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY 





VALID 092334Z - 100100Z





A SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM CNTRL MN SSWWD INTO SERN


SD AND NE NEB OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED WIND


DAMAGE SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. A WW WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED


EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE REGION.





LATEST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A LOW OVER FAR NE SD WITH A COLD FRONT


EXTENDING SWWD ACROSS ERN SD AND A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING SWD


INTO NW IA. BETWEEN THE TWO BOUNDARIES...THE RUC IS ANALYZING


MODERATE INSTABILITY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE NRN


END OF THE INSTABILITY AXIS IN CNTRL MN. OTHER STORMS APPEAR LIKELY


TO INITIATE ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT IN THE SIOUX


FALLS AREA THIS EVENING EVENTUALLY DEVELOPING SWD INTO THE NORFOLK


NEB AREA. REGIONAL WSR-88D VWPS THROUGH THIS CORRIDOR SHOW MODERATE


TO STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR WHICH WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR SEVERE STORMS


AS THE EXIT REGION OF A 65-70 KT MID-LEVEL JET APPROACHES FROM THE


WEST THIS EVENING. IF A FEW SUPERCELLS CAN ORGANIZE...LARGE HAIL AND


AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT WOULD EXIST. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE LINEAR


NATURE OF THE FORCING ALONG THE FRONT...LINE-SEGMENTS MAY BE THE


PREFERRED STORM MODE. HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE


ESPECIALLY AS STORM COVERAGE INCREASES IN THE MID TO LATE EVENING.





..BROYLES.. 07/09/2009





...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...





ATTN...WFO...MPX...FSD...OAX...LBF...





LAT...LON   41839750 41939822 42449847 43059780 43929676 44779610


            45429581 45519541 45319517 44919500 44059502 42879577


            42149672 41839750 














862

ACUS11 KWNS 092257

SWOMCD

SPC MCD 092257 

OKZ000-KSZ000-TXZ000-100100-



MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1503

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

0557 PM CDT THU JUL 09 2009



AREAS AFFECTED...NWRN OK...NERN TX AND ERN OK PANHANDLES...SWRN KS



CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY 



VALID 092257Z - 100100Z



ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH THE

POTENTIAL FOR DRY MICROBURSTS.



A SUBSTANTIAL HIGH BASED CU FIELD EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA WHERE

TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN TO NEAR 110 F. A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS

EXPECTED TO PERSIST AS WELL THROUGH THE EVENING...WHICH WILL

MAINTAIN SOME LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE. A SLY LOW LEVEL JET IS ALSO

MAINTAINING PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES TO NEAR 1.20 INCHES...AS

MEASURED BY GPS WATER VAPOR SENSORS OVER NW OK...AND WHERE DEWPOINTS

ARE HOLDING IN THE UPPER 50S TO NEAR 60 F. 



ALTHOUGH SOME SUBSIDENCE LIKELY EXISTS ALOFT UNDER THE

RIDGE...CONTINUED LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE...ALTHOUGH WEAK...MAY

COMBINE WITH A MODERATE LOW LEVEL JET IMPINGEMENT WHICH IS BRINGING

MOISTURE INTO A WELL MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER RESULTING IN ISOLATED

STORMS. EXCESSIVE DCAPE VALUES OVER 2000 J/KG SUGGEST LOCALLY

DAMAGING MICROBURST WINDS MAY OCCUR WITH ANY ACTIVITY.



..JEWELL.. 07/09/2009



...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...



ATTN...WFO...ICT...OUN...DDC...AMA...



LAT...LON   37219805 36649813 36379887 36209972 36150026 36360073

            36710113 37100104 37859953 37829897 37679838 37219805 








        
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