[LeArc] TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 385

[Duane Whittingham]

WATCH EXTENDED TILL 10PM PER NWS.

DUANE N9SSN


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>    URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
>    TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 385...RESENT
>    NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
>    1225 PM CDT WED MAY 24 2006
>
>    THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
>    TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
>
>           WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
>           CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI
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>    EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1225 PM UNTIL
>    800 PM CDT.
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>    TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
>    GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
>    AREAS.
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>    THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95 STATUTE
>    MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
>    JEFFERSON CITY MISSOURI TO 45 MILES NORTH OF QUINCY ILLINOIS.
>    FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
>    OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
>
>    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.
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>    DISCUSSION...TAIL END OF SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE INCREASING
>    THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF SURFACE TROUGH NOW MOVING INTO NWRN
>    MO.  AIR MASS  IS ALREADY VERY UNSTABLE WITH MLCAPE AROUND 2000 J/KG
>    AND WEAKLY CAPPED.  SHEAR IS MARGINAL FOR SUPERCELLS ATTM...BUT DEEP
>    LAYER SHEAR SHOULD IMPROVE THROUGH THE DAY AS 40+ KT NWLY MID LEVEL
>    JET NOSES INTO NRN MO. LARGE HAIL...SOME OF WHICH COULD BECOME
>    QUITE LARGE...AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS.
>    HOWEVER...LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL ALSO SUPPORT A THREAT OF A FEW
>    TORNADOES WITH THE MORE PERSISTENT SUPERCELLS INTO THE EARLY
>    EVENING.
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>    AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
>    SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
>    WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
>    500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.
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>    ...EVANS
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>Amateur Radio Operator
>Duane Whittingham - N9SSN
>Skywarn, ARES/RACES, EMA/ESDA
>Red Cross and SATERN
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