Tornado Watch 562

Issued

Jun 22, 2003, 3:35 PM CDT (20:35 UTC)

Expired

Jun 22, 2003, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1456Jun 22, 2:27 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1458Jun 22, 5:29 PM CDT

000 
WWUS20 KWNS 222039
SEL2  
SPC WW 222035
IAZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-230200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 562 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
335 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003

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

       WESTERN IOWA
       CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA
       SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL 900
PM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 120 STATUTE MILES EAST AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA
TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF HASTINGS NEBRASKA.

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 559...WW 560...WW 561...


DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY LATER THIS
AFTERNOON IN ZONE OF LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE NEAR COLD FRONT/OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY INTERSECTION IN N CNTRL/NE NEB.  OTHER STORMS MAY DEVELOP
SEWD ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY INTO SE NEB...AND SWD ALONG COLD FRONT
INTO S CNTRL NEB LATER THIS EVENING AS CAP IS BROKEN BY CONTINUED
SURFACE HEATING.  COMBINATION OF MODERATE LOW TO MID LEVEL SPEED AND
DIRECTIONAL SHEAR...COUPLED WITH HIGH BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE
CONTENT...SUGGEST POSSIBILITY FOR STRONG TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO
VERY LARGE HAIL/HIGH WINDS.  ACTIVITY SHOULD EVOLVE INTO AN MCS
LATER THIS EVENING...WITH OVERALL MCS MOTION TOWARD THE SE.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.


...CORFIDI

435,0944 395,0954 395,1002 435,0993 

WWUS20 KWNS 222039
SEL2  
SPC WW 222035
IAZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-230200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 562 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
335 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003

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

       WESTERN IOWA
       CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA
       SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL 900
PM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 120 STATUTE MILES EAST AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA
TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF HASTINGS NEBRASKA.

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 559...WW 560...WW 561...


DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY LATER THIS
AFTERNOON IN ZONE OF LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE NEAR COLD FRONT/OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY INTERSECTION IN N CNTRL/NE NEB.  OTHER STORMS MAY DEVELOP
SEWD ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY INTO SE NEB...AND SWD ALONG COLD FRONT
INTO S CNTRL NEB LATER THIS EVENING AS CAP IS BROKEN BY CONTINUED
SURFACE HEATING.  COMBINATION OF MODERATE LOW TO MID LEVEL SPEED AND
DIRECTIONAL SHEAR...COUPLED WITH HIGH BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE
CONTENT...SUGGEST POSSIBILITY FOR STRONG TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO
VERY LARGE HAIL/HIGH WINDS.  ACTIVITY SHOULD EVOLVE INTO AN MCS
LATER THIS EVENING...WITH OVERALL MCS MOTION TOWARD THE SE.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.


...CORFIDI

435,0944 395,0954 395,1002 435,0993

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