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WWUS20 KWNS 080656
SEL5
SPC WW 080655
ARZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-OKZ000-081200-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 295
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
155 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2003
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS
WESTERN MISSOURI
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING FROM 155 AM UNTIL 700 AM CDT.
HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 55
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 170 STATUTE MILES
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH OF EMPORIA KANSAS TO 30
MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF PONCA CITY OKLAHOMA.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 293...WW 294...
DISCUSSION...WARM ADVECTION THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND
SPREAD NEWD LATER THIS MORNING AS 40-50 KT SLY LOW LEVEL JET
TRANSPORTS VERY RICH MOISTURE TO REGION. WITH SUFFICIENT CLOUD
LAYER SHEAR /AROUND 40 KTS/ PRESENT FOR SUPERCELLS...THREAT WILL
EXIST FOR HAIL AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS.
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 50
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 25030.
...CORFIDI
382,0930 360,0933 365,0993 392,0991