ZCZC SPCSWOMCD ALL
ACUS11 KWNS 082244 
SPC MCD 082244 
OKZ000-COZ000-TXZ000-NMZ000-090015-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0552
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0544 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2015

AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF E CENTRAL AND SERN CO/NERN NM

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 144...

VALID 082244Z - 090015Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 144 CONTINUES.

SUMMARY...ISOLATED SEVERE/SUPERCELL STORMS CONTINUE ACROSS THE WW
AREA...WITH LARGE HAIL/LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS...AND POSSIBLY A
TORNADO OR TWO.

DISCUSSION...LATEST RADAR AND SATELLITE LOOPS SHOW ISOLATED
SEVERE/ROTATING STORMS OVER SRN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES...AND
MOVING INTO WRN OTERO COUNTY ATTM...WITHIN A BACKGROUND
THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT FEATURING ROUGHLY 500 J/KG MIXED-LAYER
CAPE.  DESPITE SOMEWHAT LIMITED INSTABILITY HOWEVER...SHEAR REMAINS
QUITE SUPPORTIVE OF ROTATING STORMS...WITH FLOW VEERING RAPIDLY WITH
HEIGHT FROM ELY AT THE SURFACE TO SWLY AT 3 KM...AND INCREASING TO
50 KT AT MID-LEVELS PER LATEST PUX /PUEBLO CO/ WSR-88D.  THE
PERSISTENTLY LOW-LEVEL SELY UPSLOPE FLOW CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TCU/CB
GENERATION INVOF THE FRONT RANGE /AS NOTED OVER THE HUERFANO AND WRN
PUEBLO COUNTY VICINITY ATTM/...AND EVOLUTION OF ADDITIONAL
SEVERE/SUPERCELL STORMS MAY RESULT -- MAINLY ACROSS THE SERN CO AND
ADJACENT NERN NM PORTIONS OF THE WW IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.

..GOSS.. 05/08/2015

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...AMA...PUB...BOU...ABQ...

LAT...LON   39080558 39140369 35600266 35590449 39080558 

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