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Mesoscale Discussion 836
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0836
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1133 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...SERN NEB/NERN KS/SRN IA
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 256...
   
   VALID 230433Z - 230600Z
   
   ...DANGEROUS BOW ECHO MOVING ACROSS SRN IA...
   
   INTENSE BOX ECHO COMPLEX MOVING AT 50-60KT AND PRODUCING WINDS
   POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 80KT CONTINUES MOVING EAST ACROSS SRN IA. APEX
   OF THE BOW WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOUNTER INTENSE INFLOW AND LOW LEVEL
   SHEAR AS IT ENCOUNTERS OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDING ENEWD FROM MADISON
   COUNTY. DAMAGING TO EXTREME WINDS MAY OCCUR ACROSS NRN WARREN/MARION
   COUNTIES EAST TO JASPER AND POWESHIEK COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
   
   TO THE WEST...ANOTHER BOWING LINE OF INTENSE CONVECTION WAS
   DEVELOPING EAST FROM OTOE AND JOHNSON COUNTIES IN EXTREME SERN NEB.
   THIS ACTIVITY WAS TRACKING EAST AT 50KT AND WILL PROBABLY PRODUCE
   WIND DAMAGE ALONG THE MO/IA BORDER WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.
   
   ..CARBIN.. 05/23/2004
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...DVN...ARX...DMX...EAX...OAX...TOP...ICT...GID...
   
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