Wednesday, September 22, 2010

NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 681
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:35:03 -0500


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  URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 681 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 235 PM EDT WED SEP 22 2010  THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF          WESTERN MARYLAND PANHANDLE        SOUTHEAST OHIO        WESTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA        NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA  EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 235 PM UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.  HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.  THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES WEST OF WHEELING WEST VIRGINIA TO 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).  REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.  OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 680...  DISCUSSION...TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON WITHIN A STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATE...MODERATELY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH MLCAPE OF 1000-1500 J/KG.  REGIONAL VWPS INDICATE MODESTLY STRONG WLY TROPOSPHERIC FLOW WHICH WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF SPLITTING SUPERCELL STRUCTURES AND BOWING LINE SEGMENTS WITH THE PRIMARY HAZARD BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.  AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.   ...MEAD  
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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 681 Status Reports
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:35:11 -0500


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  STATUS FOR WATCH 0681 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET 
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