There is a high risk of severe weather in eastern Kansas today, as well as a large moderate risk area in much of the Midwest between Nebraska and Arkansas. Here is a portion of the Public Severe Weather Outlook from the Storm Predicion Center:
PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0758 AM CDT THU APR 06 2006 ...AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES IS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER PARTS OF THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE EASTERN KANSAS FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA SURROUNDING THE HIGH RISK AREA...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN MISSOURI INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS A DYNAMIC UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EASTWARD TOWARD KANSAS AND NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOW...A DRYLINE WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS. GULF OF MEXICO MOISTURE HAS BEEN ADVECTING NORTHWARD INTO THE PLAINS ON STRONG SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL WINDS THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTIVE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ACCOMPANYING THE STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS EARLY TODAY... REACHING THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND MID-SOUTH BY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG FLOW ATOP THE SOUTHERLY FLOW AT THE SURFACE WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR ORGANIZE STORMS INCLUDING SUPERCELLS........EVANS.. 04/06/2006
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Tomorrow and tomorrow night those of us in Alabama need to be ready for a potentil outbreak of severe weather here. Here's a statement from the Birmingham NWS....
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL800 AM CDT THU APR 6 2006
...SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPIRIVER VALLEY EARLY FRIDAY RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHERFRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND TORNADOES WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE. AT THISTIME...AREAS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM SELMA TO GADSDEN WOULD BEAFFECTED BEFORE MIDNIGHT...WITH THE FOCUS SHIFTING SOUTHEASTWARD ASTHE NIGHT CONTINUES.THIS IS A DEVELOPING SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ORA FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET...OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BMX...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS EVENT.
And Huntsville NWS...
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL639 AM CDT THU APR 6 2006
...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO SATURDAYMORNING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE TENNESSEE VALLEYFRIDAY WITH THE CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGEHAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE. THE BESTCHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLYSATURDAY MORNING.STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR A FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET...ORVISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE...FOR THE LATESTINFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER EVENT.
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