[MCD] SWOMCD

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ACUS11 KWNS 031816
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 031816 
IAZ000-MNZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-031945-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1855
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0116 PM CDT TUE AUG 03 2004

AREAS AFFECTED...SRN MN / NWRN INTO CENTRAL IA

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 696...

VALID 031816Z - 031945Z

BOWING CLUSTER OF SEVERE STORMS CONTINUES TO EXPAND / MOVE ESEWD
ACROSS SWRN MN / NWRN IA.  POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE
WILL CONTINUE.

WELL-ORGANIZED CLUSTER OF SEVERE STORMS -- INCLUDING ROTATING COMMA
HEAD AND PRONOUNCED REAR INFLOW NOTCH -- CONTINUES MOVING ESEWD
ALONG THE NWRN IA / SWRN MN BORDER.  WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH
AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE TRACK OF THIS
CLUSTER WITHIN THE PAST HOUR.  WITH MOIST / MODERATELY-UNSTABLE
AIRMASS AHEAD OF THIS CLUSTER AND FAVORABLY STRONG / VEERING
DEEP-LAYER WIND FIELD...EXPECT THREAT TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS.

ALTHOUGH CLUSTER HAD BEEN MOVING EWD...ELEVATED CONVECTION
DEVELOPING ACROSS NERN NEB CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY NEWD.  AS THESE
STORMS BECOME MORE SURFACE-BASED AS THEY APPROACH / MERGE WITH
ONGOING STORM CLUSTER...A SLOW TURN OF THE MCS TOWARD THE ESE --
ACROSS NRN IA -- SHOULD CONTINUE.

..GOSS.. 08/03/2004

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...DVN...ARX...MPX...DMX...FSD...OAX...

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