MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1109
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0748 PM CDT SAT JUN 05 2004
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...ERN NM...OK AND TX PANHANDLES...NWRN OK AND SOUTH
   CENTRAL KS
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 400...401...
   
   VALID 060048Z - 060145Z
   
   STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE ARE
   EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THE AREAS WHERE THE SEVERE THREAT
   IS THE GREATEST IS BETWEEN TCC AND AMA...FROM 40 WEST OF GAG TO 40 E
   OF GAG...AND BETWEEN ICT AND DDC.
   
   THESE CLUSTERS OF STORMS ARE MOVING SWD AT 25 KT AND OUTFLOWS HAVE
   CONSOLIDATED WITH WIND DAMAGE AND SOME HAIL EXPECTED.  EVENING
   SOUNDING AT AMA SHOWED PLENTY OF INSTABILITY...MUCAPES NEAR 2300
   J/KG...DUE TO THE STEEP LAPSE RATES.  ALTHOUGH THE MID LEVEL FLOW IS
   NOT PARTICULARLY STRONG IN THIS AREA...A WW MAY NEED TO BE REISSUED
   AT 02Z FOR PORTIONS OF THE TX PANHANDLE GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF
   INSTABILITY AND DIRECTIONAL SHEAR.
   
   THE WIND THREAT APPEARS TO BE INCREASING WITH THOSE STORMS IN THE
   EXTREME NERN TX PANHANDLE/NWRN OK WHERE A COLD POOL HAS BEGUN TO
   DEVELOP. GIVEN THE NWLY FLOW ALOFT AND STRONGER INSTABILITY LOCATED
   ACROSS THE SRN TX PANHANDLE...STORMS SHOULD MOVE MOSTLY SWD.
   
   OTHER INTENSE STORMS REMAIN BETWEEN DDC AND ICT AND THESE STORMS
   HAVE REMAINED CELLULAR...SO LARGE HAIL IS STILL THE MAIN THREAT.
   CURRENT MOTION WOULD PLACE THESE STORMS NEAR THE OK/KS BORDER...
   NORTH OF END...AROUND 02Z.
   
   ..IMY.. 06/06/2004
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...ICT...OUN...DDC...AMA...ABQ...
   
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