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
Got a bunch of grandkids in NE Kansas....thanks.
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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.
Thanks for the thread.
See radar imaes I just posted.
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. $$
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 391 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 205 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 TORNADO WATCH 391 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS KSC003-005-009-013-017-027-029-031-041-043-045-053-059-061-085- 087-089-091-103-105-107-111-113-115-117-121-123-127-131-139-141- 143-147-149-157-159-161-163-167-169-177-183-197-201-209- 050400- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0391.050604T1905Z-050605T0400Z/ KS . KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ANDERSON ATCHISON BARTON BROWN CHASE CLAY CLOUD COFFEY DICKINSON DONIPHAN DOUGLAS ELLSWORTH FRANKLIN GEARY JACKSON JEFFERSON JEWELL JOHNSON LEAVENWORTH LINCOLN LINN LYON MARION MARSHALL MCPHERSON MIAMI MITCHELL MORRIS NEMAHA OSAGE OSBORNE OTTAWA PHILLIPS POTTAWATOMIE REPUBLIC RICE RILEY ROOKS RUSSELL SALINE SHAWNEE SMITH WABAUNSEE WASHINGTON WYANDOTTE $$
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. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 245 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-051000- ANDERSON-BROWN-CLAY-CLOUD-COFFEY-DICKINSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-GEARY- JACKSON-JEFFERSON-LYON-MARSHALL-MORRIS-NEMAHA-OSAGE-OTTAWA- POTTAWATOMIE-REPUBLIC-RILEY-SHAWNEE-WABAUNSEE-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...CLAY CENTER...CONCORDIA... EMPORIA...HIAWATHA...JUNCTION CITY...LAWRENCE...MANHATTAN... MARYSVILLE...OTTAWA AND TOPEKA 245 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ...TORNADOES POSSIBLE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO BE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS LIKELY WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES POSSIBLE FROM FAST DEVELOPING AND QUICK MOVING SEVERE STORMS. STRONG WIND SHEAR AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR WILL LEAD TO SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE LONG-LIVED AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORNADOES. WEATHER INFORMATION SHOULD BE MONITORED FREQUENTLY FOR UPDATES, WATCHES AND WARNINGS...ESPECIALLY WHERE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED. BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF STORMS FORM. A FLOOD WATCH ALSO CONTINUES TONIGHT FOR A GOOD PART OF THE AREA. MORE HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR RESIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS EARLY SUNDAY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF I-35...WITH A CHANCE FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND SHOULD BE READY FOR QUICK DEPLOYMENT. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/TOP (ALL LOWER CASE) $$
Those are some gigantic storms in Ok, stay safe.
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.
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
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.
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:
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http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/us/tornado.html
0610 PM TORNADO 8 SW ALMA 38.93N 96.39W 06/04/2005 WABAUNSEE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
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.
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.
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.
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.
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