Saturday, April 9, 2011

WATCHES: Tornado Watch Number 116

WWUS20 KWNS 092251
SEL6
SPC WW 092251
IAZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-100600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 116
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
550 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

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

WESTERN AND NORTHERN IOWA
EASTERN NEBRASKA
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 550 PM
UNTIL 100 AM 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 95 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
LINCOLN NEBRASKA TO 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF SPENCER IOWA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 113...WW 114...WW 115...

DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER WW AREA THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...WITH STRONG SUPERCELLS LIKELY AS CONVERGENCE/ASCENT AND
WIND FIELD FURTHER STRENGTHEN WITH APPROACH OF UPR AIR IMPULSE IN
FAST SWLY MID/UPR FLOW. LOW-LVL HELICITY/UPLIFT SHOULD MAXIMIZE
NEAR AND ENE OF SFC LOW NOW NEAR KOFK...WITH THE LOW EXPECTED TO
REMAIN LARGELY STNRY THROUGH WW PERIOD.

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 24035.


...CORFIDI

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