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Mesoscale Discussion 924
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0924
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0637 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2004
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...WRN/CENTRAL OK
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 298...302...
   
   VALID 262337Z - 270100Z
   
   CONTINUE WW 298 AND WW 302 ACROSS WRN/CENTRAL OK. 
   
   POTENTIALLY TORNADIC SUPERCELL OVER SRN CANADIAN COUNTY WILL MOVE
   ACROSS THE WRN/SRN PORTION OF THE OKC METRO AREA DURING THE NEXT
   HOUR. STORM MOTION HAS TURNED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE RIGHT...WITH
   ESTIMATED MOTION BASED ON PAST FEW VOLUME SCANS 280/30 KT. THIS
   TRACK YIELDS A 0-1KM SRH OF 175 M2/S2 BASED ON CURRENT TLX VAD WIND
   PROFILE. SURFACE DEWPOINTS AROUND 70F ARE CONTRIBUTING TO LOW LCL
   HEIGHTS. PROVIDED STORM UPDRAFT CAN REMAIN SURFACE BASED DESPITE
   INHIBITION LAYER...POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE WITH THIS
   STORM GIVEN VERY FAVORABLE LOW-LEVEL ENVIRONMENT. VERY LARGE HAIL IN
   EXCESS OF 2" IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 
   
   ELSEWHERE...RAPID CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT HAS OCCURRED ACROSS
   GARFIELD COUNTY OK. STORM SPLITS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY LARGE
   HAIL AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES WITH THE RIGHT MOVING STORM ARE POSSIBLE
   WITH THIS STORM OVER THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS.
   
   ..BANACOS.. 05/26/2004
   
   
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