294  
WOUS40 KWNS 021703  
PWOSPC  
IAZ000-MNZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-030200-  
 
PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1202 PM CDT WED MAY 02 2012  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS  
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE  
DEVELOPMENT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND SOME VERY LARGE HAIL OVER PARTS OF  
THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE  
 
WESTERN IOWA  
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA  
CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA  
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA  
 
ELSEWHERE...SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN A SWATH FROM THE  
UPPER MIDWEST ACROSS LOWER MI AND NRN OH AND THEN SOUTHEAST ACROSS  
VA AND PARTS OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.  
 
SEVERAL COMPLEXES OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO  
DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS. IN  
THESE AREAS...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND INCREASE  
IN COVERAGE BY LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE SPREADING EAST THROUGH  
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE  
OF PRODUCING SWATHS OF DAMAGING WINDS...IN ADDITION TO THE  
POSSIBILITY OF LARGE TO VERY LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.  
 
STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE MONITORING THIS POTENTIALLY  
VERY DANGEROUS 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.  
 
..CARBIN.. 05/02/2012  
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