625 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
NORTHEAST WYOMING
* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 625 PM
UNTIL 200 AM MDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAM
235 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF COLORADO
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING
* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 235 PM UNTIL
1000 PM MDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE
240 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF COLORADO
PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
WESTERN PARTS OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE
NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 240 PM UNTIL
1000 PM MDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE
A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
720 PM CDT FRI AUG 2 2013
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 720 PM
UNTIL 200 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
125 PM CDT THU AUG 1 2013
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA
SOUTH-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 125 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SEVERAL VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1581 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1253 PM CDT THU AUG 01 2013 AREAS AFFECTED...NEB...SWRN SD CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...TORNADO WATCH LIKELY VALID 011753Z - 012000Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...95 PERCENT SUMMARY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SUPERCELLS WILL FORM BY MID-AFTERNOON WITH INITIAL PRIMARY RISKS OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES. A WW WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE HOUR...WITH MODERATE UNCERTAINTY OVER THE SPATIAL EXTENT OF AN INITIAL WW. DISCUSSION...17Z SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACED A 1012 MB CYCLONE NEAR BFF...WITH A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING NEWD AND THEN E ACROSS SRN SD. SURFACE-BASED CB/S HAVE FORMED ALONG THIS FRONT IN SHANNON/BENNETT COUNTIES SD. ADDITIONAL CU DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN NOTED ALONG RESIDUAL OUTFLOW IN CNTRL NEB /CENTERED OVER VALLEY COUNTY/. ALTHOUGH LARGE-SCALE FOR ASCENT IS NEBULOUS...CONTINUED SURFACE HEATING WILL YIELD INCREASING DESTABILIZATION AND MINIMAL CAPPING WITH SUSTAINED SURFACE-BASED TSTMS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON /SUPPORTED BY RECENT HRRR RUNS/. STRONG DEEP-LAYER SHEAR AND STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL BE QUITE FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL /SOME SIGNIFICANT/. VEERING OF THE LOW-LEVEL WIND PROFILE ALONG WITH THE PRESENCE OF THE BOUNDARIES WILL SUPPORT A RISK FOR A COUPLE OF TORNADOES AS WELL. ..GRAMS/MEAD.. 08/01/2013 ATTN...WFO...FSD...OAX...TOP...GID...LBF...UNR...GLD...BOU... CYS...
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 1045 PM
UNTIL 500 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
A FEW LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
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