Monday, May 14, 2007

WATCHES: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 270

WWUS20 KWNS 140653
SEL0
SPC WW 140653
NDZ000-141400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 270
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
155 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2007

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

CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING FROM 155 AM UNTIL 900 AM CDT.

HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF
DEVILS LAKE NORTH DAKOTA TO 70 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN
NORTH DAKOTA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 269...

DISCUSSION...BOW MCS APPROACHING THE MO RVR EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ENE. ELY LOW LEVEL FLOW AHEAD OF SYSTEM...AND LIKELY PRESENCE OF
STEEP LAPSE RATE PLUME /RESIDUAL AFTERNOON BOUNDARY LAYER/ ABOVE
NEAR-SFC INVERSION SHOULD ALLOW FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF NEW
CELLS. MAIN SVR THREAT SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE HIGH WIND...WITH AN
ISOLATED TORNADO AND MARGINALLY SVR HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.
A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION
VECTOR 26040.


..CORFIDI

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