Tornado Watch 919

Issued

Sep 10, 2003, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC)

Expired

Sep 10, 2003, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 2362Sep 10, 11:43 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2366Sep 10, 3:57 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2369Sep 10, 6:53 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 101854
SEL9  
SPC WW 101855
KSZ000-NEZ000-110100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 919 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
155 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2003

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

       NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
       CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 155 PM UNTIL
800 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF NORFOLK NEBRASKA TO 30
MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF HILL CITY KANSAS.

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.




DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE DURING
THE NEXT FEW HOURS ACROSS CENTRAL NEB AND NORTH CENTRAL KS. 
INCREASINGLY MOIST/UNSTABLE AIRMASS COUPLED WITH FAVORABLE VERTICAL
SHEAR PROFILES INDICATE A RISK OF SEVERE/SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 23035.


...HART

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