Hail in Wyoming, June 22, 2003

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
315 PM MDT SUN JUN 22 2003

UPPER LOW STILL CRANKING ACROSS CANADIAN PRAIRIE PROV AND CONTINUES
TO BRING SHRTWV ENERGY ACROSS THE THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON MAIN FEATURES...BUT
DIFFER SOME ON TIMING OF VARIOUS WAVES TO COME ACROSS THE REGION
THRU WED. HAVE GENERALLY FOLLOWED CLOSE TO ETA IN THE SHORT TERM.

SURFACE MAP SHOWS FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING FROM EASTERN ND TO
CENTRAL SD TO CENTRAL NEB WITH MAIN SURF LOW OVER SOUTHERN NEB.
THEIR IS ALSO A SECONDARY LOW OVER CENTRAL SD WITH A WEAK BOUNDARY
STRETCHING WESTWARD INTO NORTHEAST WY. MOIST AIR STILL IN PLACE
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL SD WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 60S...WHILE FURTHER
WEST...DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE 40S TO MID 50S...EVEN SOME 30S IN
NORTHEAST WY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP.

SEVERE WX RISK WILL BE LESS WIDESPREAD THAN YESTERDAY...BUT THERE
ARE TWO AREAS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT RIGHT NOW. ACROSS THE WESTERN
CWA...SOME CONVECTION IS FIRING OFF THE BIG HORNS AND MOVING
NORTHEAST INTO PARTS OF NORTHEAST WY. OTHER WEAKER CONVECTION IS
FIRING OFF THE LARAMIE MTS AND MOVING TOWARD SOUTHWEST SD. SHEAR IS
FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF SUPERCELLS IN THIS AREA. STORMS MAY
FORM INTO A LINE EVENTUALLY AND MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST WY AND
NORTHWEST SD. MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WOULD BE STRONG WINDS
AND MARGINALLY LARGE HAIL.

FURTHER EAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL SD...MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR IS
IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WITH CAPES OF 2000 TO 3000 J/KG. HOWEVER...
WEAK CAP AND LACK OF DYNAMICS IS KEEPING STORMS FROM DEVELOPING
RIGHT NOW. MAIN THREATS THERE...IF STORMS DEVELOP...WILL BE
LARGE HAIL...STORNG WINDS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A TORNADO OR TWO IF
BOUNDARY REMAINS IN THE VICINITY. ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD
WEAKEN BY LATE EVENING...BUT STILL EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

WILL SEE SOMEWHAT OF A REPEAT TOMORROW AS FIRST UPPER LEVEL LOW
MOVES AWAY AND NEXT LOW TAKES SHAPE OVER PACIFIC NW. THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO SEND PIECES OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY INTO THE REGION. WEAK
SURF LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE IN THE DAY. BETTER
RISK FOR SEVERE WX LOOKS TO BE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL SD IN
THE AFT AND EVE.

TUE AND WED...UPPER LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND
THEN INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS...BRINGING MUCH COOLER AIR ALONG WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS. HIGHS MAY STRUGGLE TO REACH INTO THE
60S ON WED WHEN THE LOW IS PROGGED TO MOVE OVER THE REGION. RIDGING
BUILDS IN TOWARD THE WEEKEND WITH PROGRESSIVELY WARMER TEMPS AND
MAINLY DRY WX.

.UNR...NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
715 AM MDT SUN JUN 22 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT IS DRAPED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA. A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE IS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION. A
VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
WYOMING AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE COMBINATION OF THESE
INGREDIENTS...ALONG WITH VERTICAL SHEAR OF THE WIND WILL SUPPORT VERY
ORGANIZED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE FROM VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND EVEN
ISOLATED TORNADOS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A DAILY CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS
MONDAY OVER WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOULD BE DRY
AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
954 AM MDT SUN JUN 22 2003

TIME(MDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0830 PM    11 SE MISSION             SD   .75 INCH HAIL
06/21/03   TODD