THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10:00PM CDT
Sel2 spc Ww 022031 Urgent - Immediate Broadcast Requested Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 642 Nws Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 330 PM CDT Thu Sep 2 2010 The Nws Storm Prediction Center Has Issued A Severe Thunderstorm Watch For Portions Of Large Part Of Southeast Kansas Large Part Of Northern And Western Oklahoma Parts Of Northwest Texas Effective This Thursday Afternoon And Evening From 330 PM Until 1000 PM CDT. Hail To 2 Inches In Diameter...Thunderstorm Wind Gusts To 70 Mph...And Dangerous Lightning Are Possible In These Areas. The Severe Thunderstorm Watch Area Is Approximately Along And 80 Statute Miles North And South Of A Line From 30 Miles South Southwest Of Childress Texas To 45 Miles East Northeast Of Chanute Kansas. For A Complete Depiction Of The Watch See The Associated Watch Outline Update (wous64 Kwns Wou2). 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. Discussion...Strong Cold Front Will Initiate Thunderstorms As It Encounters An Increasingly Unstable And Weakly Capped Air Mass. With Dcapes To 1500 J/Kg And Mlcapes Aoa 2000 J/Kg...Damaging Winds Will Become Increasing Threat As Storms Develop Along And Front As It Continues Swd Thru The Watch. Aviation...A Few Severe Thunderstorms With Hail Surface And Aloft To 2 Inches. Extreme Turbulence And Surface Wind Gusts To 60 Knots. A Few Cumulonimbi With Maximum Tops To 550. Mean Storm Motion Vector 30020. ...Hales |