Tornado Watch 444

Issued

Jun 9, 2005, 5:50 PM CDT (22:50 UTC)

Expired

Jun 9, 2005, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1265Jun 9, 5:28 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1268Jun 9, 7:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1271Jun 9, 9:41 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 092250
SEL4  
SPC WW 092250
KSZ000-NEZ000-100400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 444
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
550 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

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

       CENTRAL KANSAS
       SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 550 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND
NEBRASKA TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SALINA KANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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 442...WW 443...

DISCUSSION...HP SUPERCELLS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL/HIGH WIND NOW IN N
CNTRL KS EXPECTED TO MOVE/DEVELOP ENE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING INTO
INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE LOW LEVEL ENVIRONMENT E OF WW 442.  BACKED LOW
LEVEL FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH RETREATING OUTFLOW BNDRY AND DEVELOPING
SURFACE WAVE IN N CNTRL KS WILL ENHANCE POTENTIAL FOR LOW LEVEL
STORM ROTATION/POSSIBLE TORNADOES DESPITE LIKELY EVOLUTION TOWARD A
LEWPY SQUALL LINE WITH TIME.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.


...CORFIDI

414,0971 382,0970 382,0985 414,0991

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