Severe Thunderstorm Watch 182

Issued

Apr 29, 2003, 3:10 PM MDT (21:10 UTC)

Expired

Apr 29, 2003, 9:00 PM MDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 622Apr 29, 2:47 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 626Apr 29, 5:16 PM MDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 292105
SEL2  
SPC WW 292110
COZ000-KSZ000-NEZ000-300300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 182 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
410 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2003

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 

       NORTHEAST COLORADO
       NORTHWEST KANSAS
       SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 410 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 ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF DENVER
COLORADO TO 45 MILES EAST OF GOODLAND KANSAS.

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.


OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 179...WW 180...WW 181...


DISCUSSION...UPSLOPE BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY
WWD TO FRONT RANGE N OF PALMER DIVIDE.	THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOVE INTO PLAINS.  SHEAR AND
INSTABILITY SUPPORT ISOLATED SUPERCELLS WHICH WILL ENHANCE LARGE
HAIL POTENTIAL.

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 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 25030.


...HALES

405,1050 401,1005 382,1005 390,1050

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.