National Weather Service Raw Text Product
Displaying AFOS PIL: SWOMCD Received: 2003-05-04 19:58 UTC
Previous in Time Latest Product Next in Time
View All KWNS Products for 04 May 2003 View All SWO Products for 04 May 2003 View As Image Download As Text
602 ACUS11 KWNS 041959 SWOMCD SPC MCD 041958 KSZ000-042130- MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0734 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0258 PM CDT SUN MAY 04 2003 AREAS AFFECTED...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KS CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL VALID 041958Z - 042130Z W CENTRAL TO N CENTRAL KS AREA IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN THE NEXT 30-60 MIN. THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORMING E/NE OF A MID LEVEL VORT MAX OVER W CENTRAL KS...INVOF A SW-NE ORIENTED BOUNDARY THAT TRAILS SWWD FROM THE PRIMARY SYNOPTIC LOW IN NEB. THOUGH AREAS S OF THIS BOUNDARY ARE W OF THE DRYLINE IN THE DRY/DEEPLY MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER...A WRAP AROUND FEED OF 50 DEW POINTS FROM THE N PERSISTS FROM ACROSS N CENTRAL KS. STRONG UPPER DIVERGENCE IN ADVANCE OF THE MID LEVEL VORT MAX AND CONVERGENCE ALONG THE SURFACE BOUNDARY SHOULD SUPPORT ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT E/NEWD FROM W CENTRAL INTO N CENTRAL KS THE NEXT 2-3 HOURS. STEEP LAPSE RATES AND COOL MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT A THREAT OF LARGE HAIL AND STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. ..THOMPSON.. 05/04/2003 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... ATTN...WFO...TOP...ICT...GID...DDC...GLD... 38309928 38050060 38230137 38800134 39230002 39919888 39849825 39729785 38989797