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

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

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

SPC Tornado Watch 733
Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:16:03 -0500

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 733 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1215 PM EDT WED OCT 27 2010 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELAWARE EASTERN MARYLAND NORTH-CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY EASTERN VIRGINIA COASTAL WATERS EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1215 PM UNTIL 800 PM EDT. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH HILL VIRGINIA TO 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND 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. OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 732... DISCUSSION...TSTMS DEVELOPING ALONG SURFACE FRONT OVER N-CNTRL VA ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AS WARM SECTOR AIR MASS CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE. REGIONAL VWP DATA INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF MODERATELY STRONG LOW AND DEEP LAYER-SHEAR WHICH SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE DIURNAL HEATING CYCLE OWING TO THE PRESENCE OF A 40 KT SWLY LLJ. AS SUCH...SETUP WILL FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIZED STORMS INCLUDING SUPERCELLS AND BOWING STRUCTURES WITH A RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035. ...MEAD

SPC Tornado Watch 733 Status Reports
Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:16:11 -0500

  STATUS FOR WATCH 0733 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET

SPC Tornado Watch 732 Status Reports
Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:19:04 -0500

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 732  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 NE JAN TO 35 WSW TCL TO 25 ESE TCL TO 25 WSW ANB TO 35 S RMG TO 55 NW AHN TO 50 NW AND.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2018  ..GUYER..10/27/10  ATTN...WFO...BMX...FFC...JAN...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 732   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   ALC001-007-017-021-027-029-037-047-051-063-065-091-105-111-117- 119-121-123-271640-  AL  .    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  AUTAUGA              BIBB                CHAMBERS             CHILTON              CLAY                CLEBURNE             COOSA                DALLAS              ELMORE               GREENE               HALE                MARENGO              PERRY                RANDOLPH            SHELBY               SUMTER               TALLADEGA           TALLAPOOSA             GAC011-013-045-059-063-067-077-089-097-113-117-121-133-135-139- 149-151-157-187-195-211-217-219-221-223-247-285-297-311- 271640-  GA  .    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  BANKS                BARROW              CARROLL

SPC Tornado Watch 731 Status Reports
Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:36:05 -0500

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 731  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 WNW AND TO 20 S AVL TO 20 S GSP.  WW 731 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED AT 14Z.  ..GUYER..10/27/10  ATTN...WFO...GSP...RAH...RNK...AKQ...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 731   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   GAC119-137-147-241-257-271400-  GA  .    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  FRANKLIN             HABERSHAM           HART                 RABUN                STEPHENS               SCC007-073-077-271400-  SC  .    SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  ANDERSON             OCONEE              PICKENS                THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.

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