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ZCZC SPCPWOSPC ALL WOUS40 KWNS 171132 KSZ000-MOZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-171800- PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0632 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS FAR WESTERN MISSOURI MUCH OF OKLAHOMA FAR NORTHERN TEXAS ELSEWHERE...SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM CENTRAL TEXAS INTO ILLINOIS. WARM MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL ADVANCE NORTHWARD INTO OKLAHOMA...MISSOURI...AND KANSAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS SOUTHERLY WINDS STRENGTHEN IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER DISTURBANCE OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS UNSTABLE AIRMASS FROM CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND A COUPLE OF TORNADOES. FARTHER SOUTH OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG INSTABILITY AND INCREASING WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN A THREAT FOR VERY LARGE HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE STRONG. DURING THE OVERNIGHT...STORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION WILL MERGE INTO A SQUALL LINE WITH A CONTINUED THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE MONITORING THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS LATER TODAY. ..GARNER/HART.. 04/17/2013 $$ |
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