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Mesoscale Discussion 350
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0350
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0349 PM CDT MON APR 04 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...ERN KY/TN...SRN WV...SWRN VA
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 94...
   
   VALID 042049Z - 042145Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 94
   CONTINUES.
   
   LEADING EDGE OF LONG-LIVED/FAST-MOVING/EXTENSIVE QLCS EXTENDED FROM
   GREENUP COUNTY KY TO FRANKLIN COUNTY TN AS OF 2030Z. 50-70 KT
   FORWARD PROPAGATION SUGGESTS THIS LINE WILL APPROACH THE ERN EXTENT
   OF WW 94 AROUND 23Z. THIS FORWARD SPEED SHOULD DECREASE SOMEWHAT AS
   UPPER-LEVEL FLOW BACKS AND THE LINE OUTRUNS THE RICHER MOIST AXIS
   ACROSS MS/WRN AL INTO MIDDLE TN. NEVERTHELESS...THE QUICK MOTION OF
   THE QLCS /SUPPORTED BY THE VERY STRONG LOW-LEVEL FLOW/ WILL MAINTAIN
   POTENTIAL FOR RELATIVELY WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. GIVEN THIS AND
   THAT GREATEST SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS ARE NOW CENTERED ACROSS ERN
   KY/TN...TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. HOWEVER...THIS THREAT SHOULD
   BE TEMPERED BY LOWER PW VALUES AND RELATIVELY LARGER SURFACE
   TEMPERATURE/DEW POINT SPREADS COMPARED TO FARTHER W.
   
   ..GRAMS.. 04/04/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...RNK...RLX...GSP...MRX...JKL...FFC...ILN...OHX...
   HUN...
   
   LAT...LON   35128604 37068448 37838370 38168340 38658283 38778215
               38628134 38398118 37238164 35078327 34508426 34488511
               34938606 35128604 
   
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