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ACUS11 KWNS 051133
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 051132 
KYZ000-INZ000-TNZ000-ILZ000-MOZ000-051300-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0756
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0632 AM CDT MON MAY 05 2003

AREAS AFFECTED...SERN MO / SRN IL / SWRN IN / WRN KY...

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 246...

VALID 051132Z - 051300Z

SEVERE / TORNADO THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS WW AREA AHEAD OF
APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

MARGINALLY-UNSTABLE /500 TO 1000 J/KG MEAN-LAYER CAPE/ AIRMASS
REMAINS ACROSS WW AREA AHEAD OF COLD FRONT -- WHOSE LOCATION ROUGHLY
CORRESPONDS WITH LINE OF STORMS NOW MOVING ACROSS NWRN PORTIONS OF
WW.  STRONG / WEAKLY-VEERING WIND FIELD IS OBSERVED ACROSS THE
REGION...WHICH SUGGESTS A CONTINUED SEVERE THREAT GIVEN AMOUNT OF
INSTABILITY.  HOWEVER...STORMS REMAIN LIMITED IN INTENSITY ACCORDING
TO RADAR IMAGERY OVER THE LAST 1 TO 2 HOURS.  GREATEST THREAT
REMAINS NEAR AND SOUTH OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARY NOW LYING FROM ROUGHLY 45
NW HOP TO 30 ENE POF...ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS WHICH HAVE NOW MOVED
TO THE IND / KY BORDER.

..GOSS.. 05/05/2003

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

ATTN...WFO...LMK...OHX...PAH...MEG...LSX...

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