[LeArc] PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK

[Duane Whittingham]

Public Severe Weather Outlook
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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1200 PM CDT SUN 4 MAY 2003

...OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING A FEW STRONG
TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...EXPECTED OVER
PARTS OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY AND EASTERN
PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS LATER TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT.


THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE:

WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI
FAR EASTERN KANSAS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS


OTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND...HAIL AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL AFFECT PARTS OF NEBRASKA...IOWA...ILLINOIS...
INDIANA...KENTUCKY...TENNESSEE...ALABAMA...MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA
AND TEXAS LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA NOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEB WILL MOVE
INTO WESTERN IOWA BY THIS EVENING BEFORE CONTINUING NORTHEAST INTO
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA EARLY MONDAY.  ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW...A BAND
OF HIGH LEVEL WINDS WITH SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH WILL
OVERSPREAD KANSAS...OKLAHOMA...MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS LATER TODAY.
THESE WINDS WILL SERVE TO STRENGTHEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY TO FORM
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN ZONE OF INCREASING WARMTH AND MOISTURE
INFLOW SOUTH AND EAST OF THE LOW.  BECAUSE THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH WINDS THAT CHANGE IN DIRECTION AND
SPEED WITH HEIGHT...AND BECAUSE THE STORMS WILL LIKELY LAST FOR
SEVERAL HOURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW STRONG
TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO VERY LARGE HAIL AND HIGH WINDS.

THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THOSE IN THE
THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES
AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO AND TELEVISION AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS LATER TODAY.

JEFF EVANS
LEAD FORECASTER
STORM PREDICTION CENTER

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