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May 24 Plains/MW Severe Threat


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There is a slight hint of that in various RUC soundings even across much of OK, but it's only about 0-10 degrees of backing in the mid-levels. I'm not sure how much of an impact that'll have. Given how incredible the instability/shear combo is on the RUC (even given the high-moisture bias), I'm inclined to think at least a couple violent tornadoes are in order.

Yes I see now. No was not 100% accurate. My gut, like yours, says that likely has minimal effect.

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Almost all the hi-res modeling is zeroing in on south-central OK, to my eyes. I can even envision something huge happening in the nothern row of TX counties along the Red River. I know this area hasn't been discussed as much, and is still outside the HIGH, but I'm struggling to find negatives down there. Towns like Duncan, Pauls Valley, Ardmore, and Waurika. Any thoughts on this?

anywhere east of that dryline down to about DFW i would not be surprised if a large tornado forms today.

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The SPC has been issuing MD's for areas that are being upgraded to MDT or High, so I'd assume we'd no before 1630 about whetther they are planning on adding the Sout OK Norther TX to the High risk.

Doubtful. An extension to the Red River wouldn't be that huge of a change.

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1km vis over KS shows some gravity wave action, as well as multiple boundaries being laid out by that MCS cluster.

http://weather.cod.e...atrad/index.php

Classic signal for big storms, two nice publications hosted by the AMS, but the third is my favorite read (talks about gravity waves in relation to convective initiation).

First Publication

Second Publication

Third Publication

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The way that the hi-res models hang back the dryline so far west has me gravely concerned for the I-35 corridor, including OKC/Norman. The storms should approach maturity just west of I-35.

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Classic signal for big storms, two nice publications hosted by the AMS, but the third is my favorite read (talks about gravity waves in relation to convective initiation).

First Publication

Second Publication

Third Publication

Super Outbreak 1974 had a Gravity Wave/Undular bore.

Don't take me as comparing that, just a little anecdotal information.

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Almost all the hi-res modeling is zeroing in on south-central OK, to my eyes. I can even envision something huge happening in the nothern row of TX counties along the Red River. I know this area hasn't been discussed as much, and is still outside the HIGH, but I'm struggling to find negatives down there. Towns like Duncan, Pauls Valley, Ardmore, and Waurika. Any thoughts on this?

Totally agree. If this were one of our mock chase games I'd start in Pauls Valley (right on I35). Slightly more conditional, but almost certainly discrete.

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I live in Emporia, Kansas which is right on the edge of the Mod/High risk area and my Mom and a large amount of family members who live in the Butler/Sedgwick County Kansas in and around Wichita. Will are areas get really bad today.

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The way that the hi-res models hang back the dryline so far west has me gravely concerned for the I-35 corridor, including OKC/Norman. The storms should approach maturity just west of I-35.

I'm admittedly getting a bit nervous around here... I'm supposed to go out chasing starting in the early afternoon but it looks like I may not have to go far...

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I think another big city to be added to the list today of potentially violent storms will be Kansas City. Several models showing the ingredients necessary for violent storms. Unfortunate part is that it appears to occur very late tonight into the overnight hours.

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Text of the 11:30 update...

DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1125 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

VALID 241630Z - 251200Z

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SVR TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER

PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN KS...CENTRAL AND EASTERN OK...AND NORTH CENTRAL

TX...

...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH

TX...MOST OF OK...MUCH OF CENTRAL/EASTERN KS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN

MO...AND NORTHWEST AR....

...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER A LARGE AREA FROM THE

SOUTHERN PLAINS...ACROSS THE MID MS/OH/TN VALLEYS...INTO THE MID

ATLANTIC STATES AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND....

...AN INTENSE OUTBREAK OF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD SEVERE

THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF KS/OK/TX...

..CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS

MORNING SATELLITE LOOPS SHOW A VIGOROUS AND PROGRESSIVE MID/UPPER

LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. THIS FEATURE IS

FORECAST TO ROTATE RAPIDLY EASTWARD INTO THE PLAINS AND BECOME

NEGATIVELY-TILTED THIS EVENING. LATEST TCC PROFILER DATA SHOWS 90+

KNOT FLOW AT 6KM...INDICATIVE OF THE MID/UPPER LEVEL WIND MAX THAT

WILL NOSE INTO THE PLAINS THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE... SOUTHERLY LOW

LEVEL WINDS WILL MAINTAIN UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S DEWPOINTS ACROSS

MUCH OF NORTH TX...OK...AND SOUTHERN/CENTRAL KS. BY MID AFTERNOON

THE DRYLINE WILL EXTEND FROM WEST-CENTRAL KS INTO WESTERN OK AND

WESTERN NORTH TX. STRONG HEATING AND RICH MOISTURE...COUPLED WITH

NEAR DRY-ADIABATIC MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...WILL YIELD AN EXTREMELY

UNSTABLE AIR MASS WITH MLCAPE VALUES OF 4000-4500 J/KG.

PRESENT INDICATIONS AND LATEST OPERATIONS/MESOSCALE MODEL GUIDANCE

INDICATE THAT DISCRETE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG THE

KS/OK DRYLINE BY MID AFTERNOON AND MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD WITH A

RISK OF A FEW TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE HAIL. EARLY IN THE

EVENT...THE GREATEST TORNADO THREAT WILL BE OVER KS AS STORMS

INTERACT WITH PRE-EXISTING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND BACKED LOW LEVEL

WINDS.

AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES...CONTINUED HEATING AND LARGE SCALE LIFT

DUE TO APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH MAY LEAD TO MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF

CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE DRYLINE. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO

TRACK ACROSS THE HIGH RISK AREA DURING THE EVENING. LOW LEVEL WINDS

WILL BE STRENGTHENING...WITH ALL CONDITIONS FAVORING THE POTENTIAL

FOR LONG-TRACKED STRONG/VIOLENT TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE HAIL OVER

PORTIONS OF NORTH TX...CENTRAL OK...AND CENTRAL KS.

DURING THE LATE EVENING...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONGEAL AND SPREAD

EASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF MO/AR WITH AN ENHANCED RISK OF WIDESPREAD

DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL.

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