Thursday, June 16, 2011

June 16- Tornado Warning: Greensburg, KS


...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY
UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

AT 843 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 4 MILES NORTHWEST
OF WILMORE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WELLSFORD...
  BELVIDERE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

June 16- Amber Alert: Central Kentucky



AT THE REQUEST OF THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE...THE KENTUCKY
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED TO ASSIST IN THE BROADCAST OF
AN AMBER ALERT.

AN AMBER ALERT HAS BEEN DECLARED...REPEATING...AN AMBER ALERT HAS
BEEN DECLARED.

AN AMBER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A MISSING 15 YEAR OLD NAMED
JOSHUA YOUNG. HE WAS LAST SEEN AROUND 7 PM AT 1411 ALGONQUEIN
PARKWAY ON JUNE 14 IN LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. HE IS A WHITE MALE WITH
BLONDE HAIR AND BLUE EYES. HE IS FIVE FEET FIVE INCHES TALL AND
WEIGHS 125 POUNDS. HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING BLACK PANTS...BLACK
AIR JORDAN SHOES...AND AN UNKNOWN TYPE OF SHIRT.

THE SUSPECT IS JOSHUA GOUKER SENIOR. HE IS A WHITE MALE WITH BROWN
HAIR...IS FIVE FEET EIGHT INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS 200 POUNDS. NO
OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONTACT THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE AT 1 8
0 0 2 6 2 3 7 1 7 OR CALL 9 1 1.

June 16: Tornado Warning- Gordon, NE


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 615 PM MDT

* AT 540 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 61 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER...OR
  25 MILES EAST OF GORDON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HIGHWAY 61 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER AROUND 550 PM MDT.

The Weather Centre's Tornado Warning system

As you read this post, a line of text is sliding across the page above.
That is our new Tornado Warning system.
Whenever we identify tornado warnings and post them on our blog, we will also put that information on the text line above in a red background to be noticeable.

Please remember that that system is manually updated. We will not be able to post every tornado warning, and we do apologize.

However, we do find this the turning point in our tornado warnings issued.

June 16- Morning Tropical Discussion- East Pacific ocean (30% chance of development)


There is a 30% chance for tropical cyclone development in the East Pacific Ocean over the next 48 hours.

There is a 30% chance for tropical cyclone development in the East Pacific over the next 48 hours as a large surface trough from a low pressure system produces somewhat limited shower and t-storm activity. However, environmental conditions are conductive for gradual development of this system.

We do not have access to models at this time.
However, it does appear the system is moving to the WNW.