MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0903
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1044 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...CENTRAL KS
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 298...
   
   VALID 260344Z - 260445Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 298 CONTINUES.
   
   SUMMARY...THREAT FOR TORNADOES CONTINUES WITH A LARGE SUPERCELL
   STORM OVER NERN RUSH COUNTY.
   
   DISCUSSION...RADAR LOOP OVER THE PAST HOUR HAS REVEALED A GENERAL
   DOWNWARD TREND IN CONVECTION ACROSS TORNADO WATCH 298...THOUGH TWO
   SUPERCELLS -- ONE OF WHICH REMAINS VERY INTENSE -- CONTINUE ACROSS
   CENTRAL KS ATTM.  THIS STRONGEST CELL -- AFFECTING MAINLY NERN RUSH
   AND SERN ELLIS COUNTY ATTM -- HAS GENERATED NUMEROUS TORNADO REPORTS
   OVER THE PAST HOUR...AND LATEST REPORTS SUGGEST THAT THE STORM
   REMAINS TORNADIC.  
   
   AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER CONTINUES TO COOL AND CAPPING INCREASES OVER
   THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...EXPECT THE OVERALL/GENERAL DECREASING
   TREND TO CONTINUE WITH THE ONGOING CONVECTION.  FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR
   SO HOWEVER...THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND/OR OTHER SUBSTANTIAL SEVERE
   WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS THIS SMALL PORTION OF CENTRAL KS.
   
   ..GOSS.. 05/26/2012
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...ICT...GID...DDC...
   
   LAT...LON   38119970 38649964 39269843 39259793 38159827 38119970