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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK (Outbreak of strong tornadoes possible across OK,KS,NE,IA,MO)
Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service ^ | June 04, 2005 | N/A

Posted on 06/04/2005 10:27:53 AM PDT by Strategerist

PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1100 AM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005

VALID 041600Z - 050000Z

...OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MISSOURI VALLEY TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MISSOURI VALLEY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE

SOUTHWEST IOWA EASTERN KANSAS WESTERN MISSOURI SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA

SURROUNDING THE HIGH RISK AREA...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.

A VERY WARM/MOIST AND EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS DEVELOPING ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND EASTERN KANSAS AT MID DAY...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. STRENGTHENING WIND FIELDS ALOFT AND THE HIGH DEGREE OF INSTABILITY ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO EXPLOSIVE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT BY LATE AFTERNOON IN THESE REGIONS. STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BE SUPERCELLS...CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE DAMAGING HAIL AND A FEW STRONG TORNADOES. ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD EASTWARD INTO WESTERN IOWA AND WESTERN MISSOURI DURING THE EVENING.

ADDITIONAL...MORE ISOLATED...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ALL THE WAY SOUTHWARD INTO PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS. DAMAGING HAIL AND SEVERE WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS...ALTHOUGH A FEW TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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.. 06/04/2005


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Iowa; US: Kansas; US: Missouri; US: Nebraska; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: severe; tornadoes; weather
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To: Howlin

Got a bunch of grandkids in NE Kansas....thanks.


61 posted on 06/04/2005 2:35:55 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: All
Only a thunderstorm in Salina according to this report, at the moment.:

Weatherunderground Search results for: Kansas


62 posted on 06/04/2005 2:41:36 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: Iowa Granny

Have some iced tea ready for him when he gets home. It is sickenly hot and humid outside right now. Hope he doesn't melt, or have to drive through what's coming our way.


63 posted on 06/04/2005 2:42:52 PM PDT by bluesagewoman (PPX)
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To: All
Zooming out a bit


64 posted on 06/04/2005 2:43:42 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: Strategerist

Thanks for the thread.


65 posted on 06/04/2005 2:44:04 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: No Blue States

See radar imaes I just posted.


66 posted on 06/04/2005 2:46:55 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: All
More images over the 4 state area.


67 posted on 06/04/2005 2:48:23 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: All

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
206 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-050400-
ANDERSON-BROWN-CLAY-CLOUD-COFFEY-DICKINSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-GEARY-
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-LYON-MARSHALL-MORRIS-NEMAHA-OSAGE-OTTAWA-
POTTAWATOMIE-REPUBLIC-RILEY-SHAWNEE-WABAUNSEE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...CLAY CENTER...CONCORDIA...
EMPORIA...HIAWATHA...JUNCTION CITY...LAWRENCE...MANHATTAN...
MARYSVILLE...OTTAWA AND TOPEKA
206 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 391 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

REPUBLIC              WASHINGTON            NEMAHA
MARSHALL              BROWN                 CLOUD
JACKSON               CLAY                  RILEY
POTTAWATOMIE          JEFFERSON             OTTAWA
GEARY                 SHAWNEE               WABAUNSEE
DICKINSON             DOUGLAS               MORRIS
OSAGE                 LYON                  FRANKLIN
COFFEY                ANDERSON

SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH ARE...

EMPORIA               OTTAWA                ABILENE
LAWRENCE              JUNCTION CITY         TOPEKA
MANHATTAN             CLAY CENTER           CONCORDIA
MARYSVILLE            HIAWATHA

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$






Tornado Watch

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 391
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
205 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

TORNADO WATCH 391 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

KSC003-005-009-013-017-027-029-031-041-043-045-053-059-061-085-
087-089-091-103-105-107-111-113-115-117-121-123-127-131-139-141-
143-147-149-157-159-161-163-167-169-177-183-197-201-209-
050400-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0391.050604T1905Z-050605T0400Z/

KS
.    KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANDERSON             ATCHISON            BARTON
BROWN                CHASE               CLAY
CLOUD                COFFEY              DICKINSON
DONIPHAN             DOUGLAS             ELLSWORTH
FRANKLIN             GEARY               JACKSON
JEFFERSON            JEWELL              JOHNSON
LEAVENWORTH          LINCOLN             LINN
LYON                 MARION              MARSHALL
MCPHERSON            MIAMI               MITCHELL
MORRIS               NEMAHA              OSAGE
OSBORNE              OTTAWA              PHILLIPS
POTTAWATOMIE         REPUBLIC            RICE
RILEY                ROOKS               RUSSELL
SALINE               SHAWNEE             SMITH
WABAUNSEE            WASHINGTON          WYANDOTTE
$$




Flood Watch

KSZ010>012-022>024-026-035>040-054>056-058-059-061115-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
114 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

...THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

ANDERSON...BROWN...COFFEY...DICKINSON...DOUGLAS...FRANKLIN...GEARY...
JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LYON...MARSHALL...MORRIS...NEMAHA...OSAGE...
POTTAWATOMIE...RILEY...SHAWNEE AND WABAUNSEE.

SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH INCLUDE ABILENE...EMPORIA...HIAWATHA...
JUNCTION CITY...LAWRENCE...MANHATTAN...MARYSVILLE...OTTAWA AND
TOPEKA.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE
NIGHT.  AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ABILENE TO
MANHATTAN AND SENECA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER
THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT OF ONE-HALF TO 1.5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS CAN BE
EXPECTED TO FURTHER AGGRAVATE POTENTIAL FLOODING PROBLEMS.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE
WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK
ACTION IF FLOODING THREATENS.

DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER
DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.BE
ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE
INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/TOP
OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.

$$





Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
245 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-051000-
ANDERSON-BROWN-CLAY-CLOUD-COFFEY-DICKINSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-GEARY-
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-LYON-MARSHALL-MORRIS-NEMAHA-OSAGE-OTTAWA-
POTTAWATOMIE-REPUBLIC-RILEY-SHAWNEE-WABAUNSEE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...CLAY CENTER...CONCORDIA...
EMPORIA...HIAWATHA...JUNCTION CITY...LAWRENCE...MANHATTAN...
MARYSVILLE...OTTAWA AND TOPEKA
245 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

...TORNADOES POSSIBLE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO BE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE
AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE
WEATHER OUTBREAK IS LIKELY WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND
TORNADOES POSSIBLE FROM FAST DEVELOPING AND QUICK MOVING SEVERE
STORMS. STRONG WIND SHEAR AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR WILL LEAD TO
SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE LONG-LIVED AND HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORNADOES. WEATHER INFORMATION SHOULD BE
MONITORED FREQUENTLY FOR UPDATES, WATCHES AND WARNINGS...ESPECIALLY
WHERE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED. BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF
STORMS FORM.

A FLOOD WATCH ALSO CONTINUES TONIGHT FOR A GOOD PART OF THE AREA.
MORE HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR RESIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS EARLY SUNDAY ALONG AND
SOUTHEAST OF I-35...WITH A CHANCE FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND SHOULD BE
READY FOR QUICK DEPLOYMENT.


&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/TOP  (ALL LOWER CASE)

$$










68 posted on 06/04/2005 2:54:39 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: PhiKapMom
Its so hot here, feels like 100 but its only 87. There is a storm SW of me near Brownwood that could bring some welcome relief from the heat.
Other weather phenomena can stay away. ;o

Those are some gigantic storms in Ok, stay safe.

69 posted on 06/04/2005 3:33:01 PM PDT by No Blue States
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Thanks Ernest. Those are some Huge storms.
Starting in Tx they get larger along the dry line to the North. So far only T-storm warnings in Tx @ 5:38.


70 posted on 06/04/2005 3:39:41 PM PDT by No Blue States
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To: Howlin

Speaking of weather, you gotta love this.
In the catagory of "you can't make this stuff up"

"Hike designed to call attention to Global Warming called off due to heavy snow and ice."
http://startribune.com/stories/531/5438282.html


71 posted on 06/04/2005 3:42:33 PM PDT by Smartaleck
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To: No Blue States

72 posted on 06/04/2005 3:44:26 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: No Blue States
Here is a great link for NWS Radar sites:

noaa.gov/radar

73 posted on 06/04/2005 3:46:18 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
To lighten the mood......a Gornado: Image hosted by Photobucket.com

Everything is staying west of me so far as if the dry line isnt moving or the cap isnt weak enough. I know the situation is serious for some and hope nothing bad happens. Thanks for the Noaa link.

74 posted on 06/04/2005 4:12:10 PM PDT by No Blue States
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The Chasers saw one:


"At 16:18 we saw a strong and destructive tornado near hawatha that sadly went through a house and tore it up.We got within a few hundred yards of the tornado right from the begining as it crossed the road."

National Tornado Warnings:
(hit reload)
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/us/tornado.html


75 posted on 06/04/2005 4:46:13 PM PDT by No Blue States
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 623 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005

0610 PM TORNADO 8 SW ALMA 38.93N 96.39W 06/04/2005 WABAUNSEE KS TRAINED SPOTTER


PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 538 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005

0532 PM TORNADO 2 NE FILLMORE 40.05N 94.95W 06/04/2005 ANDREW MO TRAINED SPOTTER TORNADO ON THE GROUND SPOTTED FROM INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY Y AND 71. REPORTED TORNADO ON THE GROUND... REPORTED DEBRIS... NO OTHER DETAILS AT THIS TIME.

Sorry about the caps, it comes that way.

76 posted on 06/04/2005 4:52:39 PM PDT by No Blue States
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To: No Blue States

I am watching the storms that have formed over Marlow -- nasty storm with several tornadoes rapped in the rain. Already touched down once. They have a helicoptor showing pictures of Marlow which would be to the SW of us by quite a few miles. Hail in the OKC area went to the northwest of us -- we live in east Norman.


77 posted on 06/04/2005 4:52:53 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- J.C. or Mary Fallin for OK Governor; Allen in 2008)
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To: PhiKapMom
I read on the Chasers board of a rain wrapped one in OK, they said it was large. Hopefully people near you are taking it as seriously as you are. There are many reports of large hail...up to baseball size.Forget dings to cars and roofs those can kill.

The storms to the west of dfw broke into 2 supercells and both seem capable of producing a hook on the south end. They seem to be going nearly due North and they have blocked out the sun to the West.

78 posted on 06/04/2005 5:04:48 PM PDT by No Blue States
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To: No Blue States
Getting ugly in NE Kansas:


79 posted on 06/04/2005 5:05:34 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: No Blue States

Looks more like 9:00 p.m. outside then 7:05. Warning sirens have been going off in S. Grady County which is tracking toward I-35 in the Pauls Valley area which is south of Norman. So far we have only had a few raindrops -- major hail and some flooding northwest of us -- downtown OKC getting hail as I type -- cannot feature baseball size hail.


80 posted on 06/04/2005 5:07:51 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- J.C. or Mary Fallin for OK Governor; Allen in 2008)
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