Tornado Watch 303

Issued

May 8, 2003, 12:30 PM MDT (18:30 UTC)

Expired

May 8, 2003, 6:00 PM MDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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• Mesoscale Discussion 852May 8, 12:10 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 859May 8, 2:35 PM MDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 081828
SEL3  
SPC WW 081830
COZ000-KSZ000-NEZ000-090000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 303 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
1230 PM MDT THU MAY 8 2003

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

       NORTHEASTERN COLORADO
       NORTHWESTERN KANSAS
       SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1230 PM UNTIL
600 PM MDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF HILL CITY KANSAS
TO 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF AKRON COLORADO.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.


OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 300...WW 301...WW 302...


DISCUSSION...STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN ELY UPSLOPE FLOW NEAR SURFACE
LOW AND UPPER LEVEL VORT MAX. MUCAPES AROUND 1000 J/KG COMBINED WITH
MODERATELY STRONG SHEAR WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SMALL SUPERCELLS TO
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025.


...IMY

384,0993 385,1034 410,1034 405,0993

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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.