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KSZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-240030-PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1030 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
NORTHWEST TEXAS INCLUDING THE EASTERN PANHANDLE
SURROUNDING THE MODERATE RISK AREA...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
A POWERFUL UPPER TROUGH LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHWEST STATES AT MIDDAY IS FORECAST TO ROTATE EASTWARD AND APPROACH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...STRONG SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL HELP TRANSPORT GULF MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO MUCH OF KANSAS...OKLAHOMA...AND NORTH TEXAS. WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE MODERATE RISK AREA FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...LIMITING DAYTIME HEATING AND OVERALL DESTABILIZATION. HOWEVER...COOLING TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE WILL DESTABILIZE THE AIR MASS BY AROUND DARK...LEADING TO THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE DRYLINE FROM NORTHWEST TEXAS INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND TORNADOES. STORMS WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A SQUALL LINE MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS PARTS OF KANSAS...OKLAHOMA...AND NORTH TEXAS.
THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS LATER TODAY.
..GUYER/HALES.. 02/23/2007
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Interesting web site. Thanks for posting it.
I'm in the same storm system. However, on my end, we're expecting 10-16 inches of snow.
Our severe weather system won't start for another 2 months.