EWP STATUS FOR 8 MAY 2013: 2 – 10 PM SHIFT

For Wednesday, we are monitoring the potential for severe storms across the western High Plains.  Model guidance suggests that a weak shortwave trough will begin to impact this area by mid-afternoon.  Storms are forecast to develop by mid-afternoon in southeast Colorado, and expand eastward along the warm front / bent-back region.  Moderate instability and shear will create the potential for supercells, with a transition to a mesocale convective system possible.

CWAs Likely to See Operations: Dodge City, Wichita

-G. Garfield, Week 1 Coordinator