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Robert Dewey
05-01-2008, 11:36 PM
AT 1026 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TOTRACK A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TOQUARTER SIZE HAIL. DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ATHUNDERSTORM NEAR BURNS. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINEEXTENDING FROM BURNS TO BENTON...MOVING EAST AT 32 MPH.Thought that was kind of funny... Of course, since the NWS gets precise enough to forecast a high of 57F, they should be able to accurately assess storm speed too.

beaudodson
05-02-2008, 08:27 PM
PAH Today on a severe thunderstorm warning

MOVING NORTHEAST AT 61 MPH.

GPhillips
05-02-2008, 09:00 PM
The "precision" is written into a new build of the software we use. If only we could really be that accurate... :)