Tornado Watch 428

Issued

Jun 10, 2004, 4:55 PM CDT (21:55 UTC)

Expired

Jun 10, 2004, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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WWUS20 KWNS 102155
SEL8  
SPC WW 102155
KSZ000-NEZ000-110300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 428
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
455 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2004

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

       NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
       SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 455 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 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 60 MILES NORTH OF MCCOOK NEBRASKA TO 45 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF RUSSELL 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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 424...WW 425...WW 426...WW
427...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE NEXT HOUR
INVOF DRY LINE FROM NW KS INTO SW NEB...WHERE CONVERGENCE APPEARS TO
BE DEEPEST N OF DRY LINE BULGE NOW N OF DDC.  AMPLE DEEP
SHEAR/INSTABILITY FOR SUPERCELLS WITH LARGE HAIL/HIGH WIND AND
PERHAPS A COUPLE TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.


...CORFIDI

410,0991 381,0975 381,1002 410,1015

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