KANSAS CITY MetroRegion BREAKING WEATHER: NWS-SPC- Tornado Watch No. 395 In Effect Until 10PM

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman-OK has issued Tornado Watch No. 395 that will be valid until 10pm this Friday night.

This watch DOES include Metro Kansas City- but the cool front is almost to the Kansas City area- so this severe threat should not last until 10pm for most of Metro K.C..

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 395
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
245 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

TORNADO WATCH 395 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

KSC001-003-011-019-021-031-035-037-049-059-073-091-099-103-107-
121-125-133-205-207-209-310300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0395.080530T1945Z-080531T0300Z/

KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALLEN ANDERSON BOURBON CHAUTAUQUA CHEROKEE COFFEY COWLEY CRAWFORD ELK
FRANKLIN GREENWOOD JOHNSON LABETTE LEAVENWORTH LINN MIAMI MONTGOMERY NEOSHO
WILSON WOODSON WYANDOTTE


MOC001-011-013-015-025-029-033-037-039-041-047-049-053-057-059-
061-079-083-085-089-095-097-101-107-115-117-121-129-131-141-145-
159-165-167-171-175-177-185-195-197-211-217-310300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0395.080530T1945Z-080531T0300Z/

MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR BARTON BATES BENTON CALDWELL CAMDEN CARROLL CASS CEDAR CHARITON CLAY CLINTON COOPER DADE DALLAS DAVIESS GRUNDY HENRY HICKORY HOWARD JACKSON JASPER JOHNSON LAFAYETTE LINN LIVINGSTON MACON MERCER MILLER MORGAN
NEWTON PETTIS PLATTE POLK PUTNAM RANDOLPH RAY SALINE SCHUYLERST. CLAIR SULLIVAN VERNON


OKC035-105-113-115-147-310300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0395.080530T1945Z-080531T0300Z/

OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CRAIG NOWATA OSAGE
OTTAWA WASHINGTON


ATTN...WFO...ICT...TSA...SGF...EAX...TOP...




More here at CSW as received....

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CENTRAL STATES WEATHER: Tornado Watch No. 394 - Central- Eastern Missouri

Tornado Watch No. 394 includes the Columbia & St. Louis Metro areas- but does not include any counties west of Moniteau county & the Boonville areas.

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KANSAS CITY MetroRegion WEATHER: Thunderstorms Developing

The K.C. MetroRegion remains under a "slight risk" forecast for possible severe thunderstorms this Friday afternoon & evening.

As you can see by the raqdar image from NWS-Topeka- thunderstorms have already developed in parts of Metro K.C.- and this trend will continue through the afternoon.

Presently- no severe weather watches are in effect- but this could change during the next hour or so.

Updates here at CSW as received....

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Tornado Reported In Jewell- Kansas

There is yet no reports of injuries associated with this tornado in Jewell- KS..


PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
934 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0925 PM TORNADO JEWELL 39.67N 98.15W
05/29/2008 JEWELL KS CO-OP OBSERVER

POWER IS OUT ACROSS TOWN...POWER POLES AND LINES DOWN
EVERYWHERE. TREE LIMBS 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER REPORTED
DOWN. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE REPORTED.


&&

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NWS

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KANSAS CITY'S BREAKING NEWS: Incident At K.C.I. Airport

There is an unknown incident underway at Kansas City International Airport that has closed airport runways and possibly the airport itself at this time.

Airport police are checking baggage- and airport and outside KC-MO fire department crews are standing by.

UPDATE - 2142 CDT- This incident possibly involves an inbound flight with 129 passengers with some sort of security breach.

More - on NBC41 News at 10pm....


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Actor Harvey Korman Dead At Age 81

Whether you knew him as the somewhat-sinister Headley Lamar in the crazy flick Blazing Saddles or as Carol Burnett's comedic sideman on her long-running TV show- I'm- no- we're ALL going to miss Harvey Korman.

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Latest Visible Satellite - Hastings-NE Radar Images

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KANSAS CITY MetroRegion WEATHER; Tornado Watch No. 388 - Kansas

Tornado Watch Number 388 will be in effect for Kansas City MetroRegion counties Brown and Jackson in Kansas....

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 388
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
645 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IOWA
NORTHEAST KANSAS
EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 645 PM
UNTIL 200 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
TEKAMAH NEBRASKA TO 70 MILES SOUTH OF BEATRICE NEBRASKA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH oUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 384...WW 385...WW
386...WW 387...

DISCUSSION...SUPERCELL CLUSTERS OVER S CENTRAL NEB AND N CENTRAL KS WILL SPREAD EWD THROUGH THE EVENING TOWARD NE KS/SE NEB/SW IA.
RECENT OBSERVATIONAL TRENDS AND SHORT TERM MODEL FORECASTS SUPPORT A TENDENCY FOR UPSCALE GROWTH OF THE CONVECTION INTO A COUPLE OF MCS/S ...WITH AN INCREASING THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS THEREAFTER. UNTIL THEN...THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES /POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED STRONG TORNADO / AND LARGE HAIL WILL CONTINUE WITH SUPERCELLS...GIVEN A RELATIVELY
MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER AND INCREASING LOW-LEVEL SHEAR THROUGH THE EVENING.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.


...THOMPSON

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 388
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
645 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

TORNADO WATCH 388 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

IAC071-085-129-133-137-145-155-165-300700- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0388.080529T2345Z-080530T0700Z/IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

FREMONT HARRISON MILLS MONONA MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY


KSC013-027-085-117-131-149-161-201-300700- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0388.080529T2345Z-080530T0700Z/KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BROWN CLAY JACKSON MARSHALL NEMAHA POTTAWATOMIE
RILEY WASHINGTON


NEC021-023-025-037-039-053-055-067-095-097-109-127-131-133-147- 151-153-155-159-173-177-300700-/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0388.080529T2345Z-080530T0700Z/ NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BURT BUTLER CASS COLFAX CUMING DODGE DOUGLAS GAGE JEFFERSON JOHNSON LANCASTER NEMAHA OTOE PAWNEE RICHARDSON SALINE SARPY SAUNDERS SEWARD THURSTON WASHINGTON


ATTN...WFO...OAX...TOP...




SAW8
WW 388 TORNADO IA KS NE 292345Z - 300700Z
AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
25NNE TQE/TEKAMAH NE/ - 70S BIE/BEATRICE NE/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM E/W /57N OVR - 46ENE SLN/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.

LAT...LON 42099511 39279591 39279758 42099686

THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS FOR WOU8.

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BREAKING WEATHER-NEWS: Tornado Reported In Kearney- Nebraska

A tornado has reportedly struck in or very close to Kearney-NE..

Kearney- population about 27500 people- is in central Nebraska.

A radio reporter in Grand Island told me moments ago that power is out in downtown Kearney and that "a Union Pacific train had been tipped over."

More here as received.

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UPDATE: 6:40PM- Just spoke with Tammy at the EOC office at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney-Nebraska.

As of 6:35pm- there was yet no admittances at the hospital there- although Tammy said there "had been 3 tornadoes in the area." She stated there was "some damage- yet unclear" what that damage was as another tornadic storm was bearing down on Kearney as we spoke.

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Sign Of The Times

CENTRAL STATES WEATHER: NWS-SPC: "High Risk" Of Severe Storms Nebraska-Iowa

Today and tonight- there's a "high risk" of severe thunderstorms and possibly "strong tornadoes" in eastern and northeastern Nebraska as well as western and northwestern Iowa.

A moderate to slight risk covers the extreme northern and northwestern portions of the Kansas City MetroRegion as well through Thursday morning- and the slight risk for the K.C. MetroRegion runs through Sunday.

Today and tonight however- cities & towns such as Omaha- Grand Island and Norfolk in Nebraska as well as Council Bluffs- Harlan and Souix City Iowa are under the high risk for severe weather.

If you live in or have friends and/or relatives in these areas- please advise of this enhanced severe storm risk and good hunting to the un-gas-depleted chasers going out.

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