SPC Tornado Watch 741
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:50:03 -0600
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 741 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 850 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2010 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA CENTRAL VIRGINIA EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 850 PM UNTIL 400 AM EST. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). 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. DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING ALONG/AHEAD OF SURFACE COLD FRONT OVER WESTERN VA/NC/SC. THESE STORMS WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT AS A STRONG UPPER TROUGH ROTATES INTO REGION. VERY STRONG WIND FIELDS WILL OFFSET WEAK INSTABILITY FOR A RISK OF A FEW SEVERE STORMS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT. HOWEVER...SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR IS PRESENT FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES AS WELL. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 350. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040. ...HARTRead more
SPC Tornado Watch 741 Status Reports
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:50:11 -0600
STATUS FOR WATCH 0741 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YETRead more
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