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ACUS11 KWNS 251924
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 251923
KSZ000-NEZ000-COZ000-252200-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0513
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0223 PM CDT THU APR 25 2024
AREAS AFFECTED...NORTHEAST COLORADO INTO MUCH OF NORTHWEST KANSAS
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY
VALID 251923Z - 252200Z
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...95 PERCENT
SUMMARY...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY
FROM NORTHEAST COLORADO INTO NORTHWEST KANSAS, AND FAR SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA. VERY LARGE HAIL IS LIKELY, ALONG WITH A FEW TORNADOES AND
DAMAGING GUSTS.
DISCUSSION...STRONG HEATING PERSISTS ACROSS THE REGION, NOW ON BOTH
SIDES OF A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTHEAST CO INTO
NORTHWEST KS. SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE WINDS HAVE BROUGHT 50S F
DEWPOINTS WESTWARD INTO CO, WHICH IS CONTRIBUTING TO UP TO 2000 J/KG
MUCAPE WITHIN THE NARROW MOIST PLUME. MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
ATOP THE BACKED LOW-LEVEL SOUTHEASTERLIES IS FURTHER AIDING SHEAR
NEAR THE BOUNDARY WHICH STRONGLY FAVORS LONG-LIVED SEVERE STORMS.
SUPERCELLS OR BOWS WILL BE POSSIBLE PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL, A FEW
TORNADOES AND DAMAGING GUSTS.
..JEWELL/HART.. 04/25/2024
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...LBF...DDC...GLD...BOU...
LAT...LON 38840054 38690063 38620074 38550110 38870201 39380281
39530324 39720340 39990338 40240327 40400311 40480274
40470196 40420132 40240087 39970060 39580042 39020048
38840054
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