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ACUS11 KWNS 122303
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 122302 
INZ000-ILZ000-IAZ000-130030-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0264
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0502 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

AREAS AFFECTED...EASTERN KS/MUCH OF MO INTO WESTERN/CENTRAL IL

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 73...

VALID 122302Z - 130030Z

TORNADO WATCH 73 CONTINUES UNTIL 04Z FROM FAR EASTERN KS INTO
WESTERN/CENTRAL IL. ENHANCED POTENTIAL FOR DESTRUCTIVE
TORNADOES/VERY LARGE HAIL IS SHIFTING EAST ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MO
INTO WEST CENTRAL IL /POTENTIALLY NEAR THE ST LOUIS METRO/ EARLY
THIS EVENING. FURTHER WEST...ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED
ALONG THE DRYLINE IN SOUTHEAST KS.

THERE APPEARS TO BE ENHANCED POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
TORNADOES/DESTRUCTIVE HAIL ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MO INTO WEST CENTRAL
IL THROUGH AT LEAST 02Z...POTENTIALLY NEAR/JUST NORTH OF THE ST
LOUIS METRO AREA. SUPERCELLS WITH TORNADIC HISTORY ARE CURRENTLY
MOVING ENE ALONG/JUST NORTH OF I-70 NEAR COLUMBIA MO. THESE STORMS
ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO RIDE THE ROUGHLY WEST-EAST ORIENTED
BAROCLINIC ZONE ACROSS CENTRAL MO INTO CENTRAL IL AS DELINEATED VIA
SURFACE MESOANALYSIS/VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. THESE STORMS SHOULD
REACH THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AROUND 0030Z.

FURTHER WEST...INCREASING STORM COVERAGE IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS
SOUTHEAST KS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...LEADING TO A RENEWED THREAT
FOR TORNADOES/VERY LARGE HAIL THIS EVENING INTO WESTERN MO. CU FIELD
REMAINS AGGRESSIVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KS AMIDST NEGLIGIBLE CINH PER
ADJUSTED RUC SOUNDINGS.

..GUYER.. 03/12/2006

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

ATTN...WFO...IWX...LOT...ILX...DVN...DMX...

41819210 42238989 42078826 41538670 41098686 40808868
40779028 40689215 41119260 

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