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Mesoscale Discussion 769
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0769
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0707 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...SW IL...SE MO...ERN AR
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 248...
   
   VALID 021207Z - 021300Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 248
   CONTINUES.
   
   THE WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL THREAT SHOULD EXPAND EWD AS A PERSISTENT
   LINEAR MCS MOVES INTO SE MO AND NCNTRL AR. ATTM...WW ISSUANCE
   APPEARS LIKELY EAST OF WW 248 ACROSS SW IL...SE MO AND ERN AR.
   
   LATEST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A 994 MB LOW OVER FAR NW MO WITH A COLD
   FRONT ADVANCING SEWD ACROSS ERN KS AND ERN OK. A DYNAMIC UPPER-LEVEL
   LOW OVER THE CNTRL PLAINS IS CREATING STRONG LARGE-SCALE ASCENT
   WHICH IS SUPPORTING THE LINEAR MCS. IN ADDITION...A 50 TO 60 KT
   LOW-LEVEL JET IS LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE LINEAR MCS AND THIS ALONG
   WITH SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY KEEP THE LINE ORGANIZED FOR
   SEVERAL MORE HOURS. REGIONAL WSR-88D VWPS AHEAD OF THE LINE SHOW
   ABOUT 55 KT OF FLOW AT 1 KM SUGGESTING THE WIND DAMAGE THREAT MAY
   CONTINUE WITH BOWING SEGMENTS IN THE LINE HAVING THE GREATEST SEVERE
   POTENTIAL.
   
   ..BROYLES.. 05/02/2008
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...LSX...LZK...SGF...
   
   34369244 34269292 34399345 34519310 35369301 36749155
   37959163 38899113 39139088 39219086 38489091 37089137
   35189212 
   
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