THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...
NORTH CENTRAL PLATTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 727 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF CRESTON...OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST
OF COLUMBUS...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORFOLK...MADISON AND BATTLE CREEK.
THE WARNED AREA INCLUDES HIGHWAY 81 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
133 AND 155. 
Monday, June 20, 2011
June 20: Tornado Warning- Creston, NE
June 20: Tornado Warning- Leoville, KS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 733 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JENNINGS...AND WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JENNINGS...DRESDEN AND LEOVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 82 AND 98. June 20: Tornado Warning- Lebanon (KS/NE border)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
RED WILLOW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 707 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THESE
DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HOLBROOK
TO KANONA...AND WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OBERLIN...LEBANON...DANBURY...TRAER...CEDAR BLUFFS...BARTLEY...
INDIANOLA AND MCCOOK.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 110.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 93.June 20: Tornado Warning- Kanona, KS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTH CENTRAL SHERIDAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 643 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THESE
DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM KANONA TO
7 MILES SOUTH OF SELDEN...AND WAS MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEOVILLE...KANONA...SELDEN AND OBERLIN.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 98. June 20: Tornado Warning- Woodson, TX
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN THROCKMORTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 604 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS 5 MILES WEST OF WOODSON...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF
THROCKMORTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
IN ADDITION TO DANGEROUS TORNADIC WINDS...OTHER HAZARDS INCLUDE...
LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
POTENTIALLY DEADLY LIGHTNING.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
US-183 NEAR THE THROCKMORTON-STEPHENS COUNTY LINE BY 615 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER FROM THIS STORM NOW! A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. June 20: Tornado Warning (Law Enforcement Confirmed Tornado)- Norcatur, NE
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN NORTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN RED WILLOW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 620 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 5 MILES
NORTHEAST OF NORCATUR. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEBANON.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 82 AND 103.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. TAKE
COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. June 20: Tornado Warning- Jennings, KS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... * UNTIL 700 PM CDT * AT 557 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OBERLIN TO JENNINGS...AND WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... JENNINGS...NORCATUR...OBERLIN AND KANONA. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 98.
June 20: Tornado Warning- Ord, NE
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN VALLEY... NORTHEASTERN SHERMAN...NORTHWESTERN HOWARD AND SOUTHERN GREELEY COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT... AT 558 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTH LOUP TO 5 MILES EAST OF SCOTIA TO ELBA...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ORD...NORTH LOUP AND GREELEY.
June 20: Tornado Warning (Confirmed Tornado)- Hampton, NE
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... CENTRAL MERRICK COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA... SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... NORTHWESTERN YORK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 615 PM CDT * AT 535 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR HAMPTON...OR 16 MILES WEST OF YORK. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HORDVILLE AND POLK.
June 20: Tornado Warning (Confirmed Tornado)- Henderson, NE
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... WESTERN YORK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 615 PM CDT * AT 540 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR HENDERSON...OR 10 MILES WEST OF YORK. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BRADSHAW AND BENEDICT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 342 AND 350.
June 20: Tornado Warning- Ashton, NE
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SHERMAN COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 512 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ROCKVILLE TO ASHTON...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ASHTON...LITCHFIELD AND LOUP CITY.
June 20: Tornado Warning (Funnel Cloud)- Stockham, NE
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... NORTHWESTERN YORK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 545 PM CDT * AT 517 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STOCKHAM...OR 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YORK... AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. AT 513 PM CDT...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HENDERSON BY SEVERAL SOURCES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... YORK...LUSHTON...HENDERSON...HAMPTON...BRADSHAW AND THAYER. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 333 AND 352.
June 20: Tornado Emergency (Multiple Tornadoes Possible, One Confirmed)- Hazard, NE
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SHERMAN AND NORTHWESTERN BUFFALO COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 458 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THE CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS NORTH OF RAVENNA IN SHERMAN COUNTY AND MOVING NORTH. ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE TORNADOES WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF PLEASANTON TO HAZARD TO RAVENNA TO ROCKVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HAZARD...ASHTON...LITCHFIELD AND LOUP CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
June 20: Tornado Warning- Hoxie, KS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... * UNTIL 600 PM CDT * AT 458 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOXIE...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TASCO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
June 20: Tornado Warning- Pleasanton, NE
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL BUFFALO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... SOUTHWESTERN SHERMAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 430 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PLEASANTON...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF KEARNEY... AND MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... POOLE...PLEASANTON...HAZARD AND LITCHFIELD.
June 20: Severe Thunderstorm Watch (Particularly Dangerous Situation)- Central OK, Northwest TX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 525
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
345 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
MUCH OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
MUCH OF NORTHWEST TEXAS
EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 345 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
EXTREMELY DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...LARGE HAIL
TO 3.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE
IN THESE AREAS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PONCA CITY OKLAHOMA TO 45 MILES WEST OF STEPHENVILLE TEXAS. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 523...WW 524...
DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP ALONG THE DRY LINE ON WRN
EDGE OF WATCH BY 22Z. STORMS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE GIVEN THE
AVAILABLE VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN ADVANCE OF THE UNSEASONABLY
STRONG UPPER TROUGH . SUPERCELLS WILL BE INITIAL MODE BUT QUICKLY
EVOLVE INTO LINE SEGMENTS AND BOWS. VERY LARGE HAIL ALONG WITH A
POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGING WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY BOTH THE
SUPERCELLS AND THE MORE LINEAR MODE THAT EVOLVES BY THIS EVENING. IN
ADDITION BRIEF TORNADOS ARE POSSIBLE WITH BOTH MODES
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 3.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 24030.June 20: Tornado Warning (Confirmed Tornado)- Amherst, NE
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN DAWSON AND NORTHWESTERN BUFFALO COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT... AT 416 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR AMHERST...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF KEARNEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RIVERDALE...SUMNER...AMHERST...MILLER AND PLEASANTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
June 20- Tornado Warning (Previously Confirmed Tornado)- Near Kearney, NE
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN BUFFALO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... EASTERN DAWSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... NORTHEASTERN GOSPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... NORTHERN PHELPS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 445 PM CDT * AT 353 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELM CREEK...OR 17 MILES WEST OF KEARNEY... AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM HAS ALREADY PRODUCED A TORNADO. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SUMNER...ODESSA...MILLER...AMHERST...RIVERDALE AND PLEASANTON. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 240 AND 268.
June 20- Severe Weather Update (3:54 pm CDT)
Spotty tornadic storms are developing in the areas we are closely watching like Kansas and Nebraska.
This activity will only get worse, unfortunately.
Stay with us at The Weather Centre as we get you through the storms.
This activity will only get worse, unfortunately.
Stay with us at The Weather Centre as we get you through the storms.
June 20: Tornado Warning (Confirmed Tornado)- Stamford, NE
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN FURNAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... NORTHWESTERN HARLAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... SOUTHWESTERN PHELPS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 400 PM CDT * AT 326 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR STAMFORD...OR 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOLDREGE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OXFORD AND ATLANTA.
June 20- Tornado Warning (Funnel Cloud)- Golden Valley, ND
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * UNTIL 345 PM CDT * AT 309 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR GOLDEN VALLEY IN MERCER COUNTY...OR 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF DICKINSON. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS DANGEROUS STORM MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE AROUND AND SOUTH OF GOLDEN VALLEY...IN MERCER COUNTY.
June 20: Tornado Warning (Funnel Cloud)- Near Bismarck, ND
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM CDT... AT 300 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS FUNNEL CLOUD WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALMONT...OR 33 MILES WEST OF BISMARCK...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
June 20; Tornado Warning (Confirmed Tornado)- Almena, NE into KS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... EASTERN FURNAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... WESTERN HARLAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 330 PM CDT * AT 253 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALMENA...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTON. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BEAVER CITY...HOLLINGER...STAMFORD...ORLEANS...ARAPAHOE...EDISON... OXFORD AND RAGAN. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL TO TENNIS BALL SIZE.
June 20: Tornado Watch (Particularly Dangerous Situation)- East NE, North Central KS
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 523
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
100 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
LARGE PART OF EASTERN NEBRASKA
EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 100 PM UNTIL 800
PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
ONEILL NEBRASKA TO 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF HILL CITY KANSAS.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 522...
DISCUSSION...INTENSE SURFACE LOW OVER NCENTRAL KS WITH RAPID
DESTABILIZATION OCCURRING INTO NEB WHERE SHEAR IS VERY FAVORABLE
FOR SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT. SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WELL DEVELOP
AHEAD OF THE TRACK OF THE LOW WITH POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TORNADOES
INCREASING THRU THE AFTERNOON AS SYSTEM MOVES NNE. VERY LARGE HAIL
ALSO LIKELY GIVEN MLCAPES AOA 2500 J/KG AND LARGE HODOGRAPHS.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22030.June 20: Tornado Warning (Tornado Reported)- Saint Peter, KS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN GOVE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... * UNTIL 200 PM CDT * AT 1254 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR QUINTER. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SAINT PETER AND STUDLEY. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 110.
June 20- Moderate Risk Upgrade
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1316 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1042 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 AREAS AFFECTED...EASTERN KS AND CENTRAL/EASTERN OK CONCERNING...OUTLOOK UPGRADE VALID 201542Z - 201645Z CATEGORICAL MODERATE RISK...DRIVEN BY POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT HAIL/WIND AND PERHAPS TORNADOES...WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCORPORATE MUCH OF EASTERN KS AND CENTRAL/EASTERN PORTIONS OF OK /ROUGHLY OKC METRO AND I-40 NORTH/. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SEE THE FORTHCOMING DAY 1 OUTLOOK UPDATE WHICH WILL BE ISSUED BY 1630Z.
June 20- Place to Be
Today's Place to Be is Syracuse, New York.
Syracuse
HIGH- 79
Weather- Mostly Sunny
Wind: NE 'light'
Additional Information: A good day to go to the beach.
Syracuse
HIGH- 79
Weather- Mostly Sunny
Wind: NE 'light'
Additional Information: A good day to go to the beach.
June 20- Moderate Risk Severe Weather Discussion
-West Iowa
-Northeast Kansas
-East Nebraska
-Extreme Northwest Missouri
Today's discussion will be the Storm Prediction Center's Public Severe Weather Outlook.
PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0505 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS
OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE
WESTERN IOWA
NORTHEAST KANSAS
NORTHWEST MISSOURI
EASTERN NEBRASKA
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
ELSEWHERE...SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...OHIO VALLEY...AND
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS STATES.
A LARGE AND STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ROCKIES WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND AFFECT THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES
LATER TODAY. HOT...HUMID...AND WINDY CONDITIONS AT THE SURFACE WILL
LEAD TO A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO FORM OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SPREAD
EASTWARD INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN IOWA THROUGH THE
EVENING. OTHER INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON
ALONG A LINE FROM SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO EASTERN KANSAS...MOVING
INTO WESTERN MISSOURI DURING THE EVENING. ALL OF THESE STORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE AND DAMAGING HAIL...AS WELL AS A FEW
TORNADOES.
STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE MONITORING THIS DEVELOPING
SITUATION. THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE
WEATHER SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS LATER
TODAY. |
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June 20- Storm Action Day Declared
For the second day in a row, a Storm Action Day has been declared.
Be sure to keep up to date on our bulletins and tornado warnings in the event that you may be in a hazardous environment.
Be sure to keep up to date on our bulletins and tornado warnings in the event that you may be in a hazardous environment.
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