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Mesoscale Discussion 940
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0940
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0707 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...EXTREME ERN KS THROUGH WRN MO
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...TORNADO WATCH LIKELY 
   
   VALID 250007Z - 250100Z
   
   STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP EWD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF ERN KS AND
   WRN MO. THREAT WILL EXIST FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND
   DAMAGING WIND.
   
   LLJ WILL SHIFT NEWD THROUGH ERN KS AND WRN MO DURING THE EVENING IN
   ASSOCIATION WITH VORT MAX PIVOTING THROUGH OK AND KS. ATMOSPHERE
   REMAINS MODERATELY UNSTABLE PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WARM
   FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM CNTRL MO WWD THROUGH CNTRL KS. INSTABILITY
   IS MORE MARGINAL ACROSS NERN KS AND NWRN MO. HOWEVER...WARM FRONT
   MAY LIFT FARTHER NWD DURING THE EVENING AS LLJ SHIFTS EWD RESULTING
   IN NWD DESTABILIZATION WITH TIME. LARGE 0-1 KM HODOGRAPHS...STRONG
   EFFECTIVE SHEAR AND MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS.
   POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...WITH GREATEST TORNADO
   THREAT LIKELY WITH STORMS LIFTING NWD THROUGH WARM SECTOR ALONG AND
   SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT.
   
   ..DIAL.. 05/25/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...SGF...EAX...TOP...
   
   LAT...LON   40439519 40449456 39799413 38139362 37289361 37059427
               37089483 37579498 38629499 39819527 40439519 
   
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