MKC WW 181745
ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-182300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 574
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1245 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
SOUTHWEST INDIANA
WESTERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 115 PM UNTIL
600 PM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SCOTT AFB
BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS TO 40 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF EVANSVILLE
INDIANA.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

DISCUSSION...STRONG STORMS MOVING E/SEWD ACROSS ERN MO AND CENTRAL
IL EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY DURING AFTERNOON WITH VERY UNSTABLE AIR
MASS AVAILABLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. WITH MUCAPES TO 5000 J/KG
AND VEERING SHEAR PROFILE...POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL
INCREASE.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 31025.

...HALES
;383,0905 382,0871 363,0871 365,0905;
NNNN

ZCZC MKCSEL5 ALL 190300;485,0954 455,0961 455,0995 485,0994;
WWUS9 KMKC 182024
MKC WW 182024
MNZ000-NDZ000-190300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 575
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
324 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 400 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN NORTH DAKOTA
TO 75 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF GRAND FORKS NORTH DAKOTA.

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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION... CONTINUE...WW 574...

DISCUSSION...VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS COVERS ERN ND/NWRN MN WITH
MUCAPES IN EXCESS OF 5000 J/KG. WEAK N/S CONVERGENCE ZONE JUST W
OF JMS EXPECTED TO FOCUS RAPID SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
WITH MODERATE DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND SOME VEERING IN BOUNDARY
LAYER...SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED. ALONG WITH VERY LARGE
HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE LIKELY.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 650.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025.

...HALES
;485,0954 455,0961 455,0995 485,0994;
NNNN
ZCZC MKCSEL6 ALL 190300;400,1003 395,0953 381,0953 381,1003;
WWUS9 KMKC 182047
MKC WW 182047
KSZ000-190300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 576
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
347 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

KANSAS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 400 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF HILL CITY
KANSAS TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF TOPEKA KANSAS.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION... CONTINUE...WW 574...WW 575...

DISCUSSION...VERY WARM AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS MUCH OF KS WITH
SEVERAL SURFACE BOUNDARIES TO FOCUS STORM DEVELOPMENT. RAPID
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FORMATION EXPECTED VICINITY BOUNDARIES ACROSS
NRN/CENTRAL KS. WITH CAPES IN EXCESS OF 4500 J/KG AND STEEP LAPSE
RATES DAMAGING WINDS ARE PRIMARY THREAT ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL.
ACTIVITY LIKELY TO EVOLVE INTO A SEVERE MCS ACROSS NERN KS THIS
EVENING.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 26025.

...HALES
;400,1003 395,0953 381,0953 381,1003;
NNNN

ZCZC MKCSEL7 ALL 190300;365,0865 350,0865 350,0914 365,0915;
WWUS9 KMKC 182131
MKC WW 182131
ARZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-190300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 577
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
431 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
WEST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 445 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 135 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTH OF DYERSBURG TENNESSEE
TO 35 MILES EAST OF MEMPHIS TENNESSEE.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION... CONTINUE...WW 574...WW 575...WW 576...

DISCUSSION...SRN IL MCS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE GENERALLY SSEWD THIS
EVENING...WITH CELL PROPAGATION AUGMENTING SYSTEM MAINLY ON ITS W
END WITH TIME. COMBINATION OF VERY WARM/MOIST WLY BOUNDARY LAYER
FLOW AHEAD OF MCS...AND MODEST N TO NW WINDS AT MID LEVELS...
SUGGEST CONTINUED LIKELIHOOD FOR A FEW WET MICROBURSTS AND POSSIBLY
HAIL.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 1 INCH EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.
A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION
VECTOR 35025.

...CORFIDI
;365,0865 350,0865 350,0914 365,0915;
NNNN

ZCZC MKCSEL8 ALL 190400;490,1022 450,1042 450,1090 490,1073;
WWUS9 KMKC 182204
MKC WW 182204
MTZ000-NDZ000-190400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 578
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
404 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

EASTERN MONTANA
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 415 PM UNTIL
1000 PM MDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 115 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF BROADUS
MONTANA TO 70 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF WOLF POINT MONTANA.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION... CONTINUE...WW 574...WW 575...WW
576...WW 577...

DISCUSSION...PATTERN APPEARS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SCATTERED SUPERCELLS IN REGION OF RESIDUAL BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE/
STEEP LOW TO MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES ALONG SERN FRINGE OF STRONG SW
JET ALOFT. WEAK SURFACE WAVE NEAR MLS SHOULD KEEP LOW LEVEL WINDS
LIGHT/VARIABLE...ENHANCING DEEP SHEAR.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 23035.

...CORFIDI
;490,1022 450,1042 450,1090 490,1073;
NNNN

ZCZC MKCSEL9 ALL 190300;472,0960 485,0954 485,0925 472,0931;
WWUS9 KMKC 182326
MKC WW 182326
MNZ000-190300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 579
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
626 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHERN MINNESOTA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 630 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEMIDJI MINNESOTA TO 45 MILES
EAST OF WARROAD MINNESOTA.

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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION... CONTINUE...WW 575...WW 576...WW
577...WW 578...

DISCUSSION...THREAT FOR SUPERCELLS WITH ATTENDENT TORNADOES
EXPECTED TO SPREAD ESE INTO NRN MN NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS
CONVERGENCE CONTINUES ALONG DIFUSE BOUNDARY STALLED ROUGHLY W/E
ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER.

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 600.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.

...CORFIDI
;472,0960 485,0954 485,0925 472,0931;
NNNN
ZCZC MKCSEL0 ALL 190500;414,0960 395,0953 395,1003 414,1012;
WWUS9 KMKC 182342
MKC WW 182342
NEZ000-190500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 580
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
642 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 645 PM
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 135 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF GRAND
ISLAND NEBRASKA TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF HASTINGS NEBRASKA.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION... CONTINUE...WW 575...WW 576...WW
577...WW 578...WW 579...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH STALLED W/E BOUNDARY AND
MID LEVEL SUBTROPICAL CONVEYOR ACROSS NRN KS EXPECTED TO MOVE/
DEVELOP NEWD INTO NEB DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SUFFICIENT
DEEP SHEAR IS PRESENT FOR STORM ORGANIZATION...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
SUPERCELLS...AND THERMODYNAMICS APPEAR SUPPORTIVE OF MICROBURSTS/
HAIL.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 24025.

...CORFIDI
;414,0960 395,0953 395,1003 414,1012;
NNNN

ZCZC MKCSEL1 ALL 190300;455,0972 445,0975 445,1002 455,0995;
WWUS9 KMKC 190105
MKC WW 190105
SDZ000-190300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 581
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
805 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 815 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABERDEEN SOUTH DAKOTA TO 35
MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF ABERDEEN SOUTH DAKOTA.

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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION... CONTINUE...WW 575...WW 576...WW
577...WW 578...WW 579...WW 580...

DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SUPERCELLS DEVELOPING SWD ALONG NNE/SSE
ORIENTED CONFLUENCE LINE WILL POSE THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL/HIGH WINDS
AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES AS VERY MOIST...LOW LEVEL SELY FLOW PERSISTS
E OF LINE.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.

...CORFIDI
;455,0972 445,0975 445,1002 455,0995;
NNNN
ZCZC MKCSEL2 ALL 190700;471,0995 442,1012 442,1044 471,1031;
WWUS9 KMKC 190132
MKC WW 190132
NDZ000-SDZ000-190700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 582
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
732 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA
NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 745 PM
UNTIL 100 AM MDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF REDIG
SOUTH DAKOTA TO 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION... CONTINUE...WW 575...WW 576...WW
577...WW 578...WW 579...WW 580...WW 581...

DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS IN SE MT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE GENERALLY
EWD...WITH DEVELOPMENT ENHANCED BY SHALLOW CURRENT OF MOIST LOW
LEVEL NELY FLOW ACROSS CNTRL/SW ND. MAIN SEVERE THREATS SHOULD BE
HIGH WINDS/HAIL FROM BOWING SEGMENTS...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR
TWO COULD ALSO OCCUR IN ANY MORE ISOLATED STORMS.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 25035.

...CORFIDI
;471,0995 442,1012 442,1044 471,1031;
NNNN

ZCZC MKCSEL3 ALL 190800;485,0905 465,0921 465,0965 485,0954;
WWUS9 KMKC 190228
MKC WW 190228
MNZ000-190800-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 583
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
928 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHERN MINNESOTA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 1000 PM
UNTIL 300 AM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 110 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BEMIDJI
MINNESOTA TO 30 MILES NORTH OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS MINNESOTA.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 579. WATCH NUMBER 579 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT
AFTER 1000 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 575...WW 576...WW 577...WW
578...WW 580...WW 581...WW 582.
ALSO...WWS 575 AND 581 WILL BE REPLACED BY A NEW WW FOR PARTS OF SE
ND/NE SD IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR.

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS IN NW MN ATTM EXPECTED TO MOVE/DEVELOP
GENERALLY ESEWD THROUGH LATER TONIGHT...WITH EMBEDDED SMALL SCALE
BOWS POSING THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS/HAIL.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 29025.

...CORFIDI
;485,0905 465,0921 465,0965 485,0954;
NNNN
ZCZC MKCSEL4 ALL 190800;471,0962 442,0981 442,1012 471,0995;
WWUS9 KMKC 190236
MKC WW 190236
NDZ000-SDZ000-190800-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 584
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
936 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 1000 PM
UNTIL 300 AM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MOBRIDGE
SOUTH DAKOTA TO 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN NORTH DAKOTA.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES
TORNADO WATCHES 575 AND 581. WATCH NUMBERS 575 AND 581 WILL NOT BE
IN EFFECT AFTER 1000 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 576...WW 577...WW
578...WW 579...WW 580...WW 582...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS/POSSIBLE SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO PERSIST
A FEW MORE HOURS INVOF NNE/SSW ORIENTED CONFLUENCE LINE OVER THE
ERN DAKOTAS. VERY MOIST SELY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO
ENHANCE SEVERE THREAT...ALTHOUGH ACTIVITY SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN
WITH CONTINUED DIURNAL COOLING LATER THIS EVENING.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 25020.

...CORFIDI
;471,0962 442,0981 442,1012 471,0995;
NNNN

ZCZC MKCSEL5 ALL 190800;403,0953 395,0921 381,0924 385,0960;
WWUS9 KMKC 190255
MKC WW 190255
KSZ000-MOZ000-190800-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 585
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
955 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHEAST KANSAS
NORTHERN AND WESTERN MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 1000 PM
UNTIL 300 AM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF FALLS CITY
NEBRASKA TO 60 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF KNOB NOSTER MISSOURI.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 576. WATCH NUMBER 576 WILL NOT BE
IN EFFECT AFTER 1000 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 575...WW 577...WW
578...WW 579...WW 580...WW 581...WW 582...WW 583...WW 584...

DISCUSSION...MCS ATTM OVER NE KS EXPECTED TO FORWARD PROPAGATE
ESEWD ACROSS NRN/WRN MO LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY AS COLD
POOL ENCOUNTERS VERY WARM/MOIST LOW LEVEL ENVIRONMENT ACROSS
REGION. MODEST /25 KT/ W TO WNW MID LEVEL FLOW IS ORIENTED
PERPENDICULAR TO CONVECTIVE LINE AND SHOULD ASSIST IN ESEWD
PROPAGATION OF NEW CELLS/DEVELOPMENT OF POSSIBLE BOWS.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 30030.

...CORFIDI
;403,0953 395,0921 381,0924 385,0960;
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ZCZC MKCSEL6 ALL 191300;464,0993 472,0943 452,0943 444,0993;
WWUS9 KMKC 190724
MKC WW 190724
MNZ000-NDZ000-SDZ000-191300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 586
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
224 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

WESTERN MINNESOTA
SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING FROM 300 AM UNTIL 800 AM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF ABERDEEN
SOUTH DAKOTA TO 55 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA MINNESOTA.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 583...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
NUMBER 584. WATCH NUMBER 583...584 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 300
AM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 585...

DISCUSSION...LINE OF STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE CENTRAL
ND/SD BORDER AREA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING EWD 30-35 KT
ALONG/NORTH OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT HAS MOVED INTO NERN SD. THIS
CONVECTION APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A SHORT WAVE TROUGH THAT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARD W CNTRL MN AFTER SUNRISE. ANOTHER LINE
OF STRONG/SEVERE STORMS HAS DEVELOPED EAST OF THE RED RIVER. THIS
ACTIVITY MAY CONTINUE EWD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...BUT WILL
MOVE INTO CONVECTIVELY MODIFIED AIR MASS OVER CENTRAL MN
THEREAFTER. NEW CELLS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE SRN END OF THE LINE
WHERE MID 70S DEW POINTS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASED INSTABILITY.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 25030.

...WEISS
;464,0993 472,0943 452,0943 444,0993;
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