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

Monday, February 28, 2011

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

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 34
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:05:03 -0600

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 34 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 505 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 505 PM UNTIL 1000 PM EST. HAIL TO 1 INCH 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 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA TO 15 MILES WEST OF MACON GEORGIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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 33... DISCUSSION...SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE MOVING EWD/SEWD ACROSS NC/SC/GA IMMEDIATELY IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. INSTABILITY GRADUALLY WEAKENS INTO THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS WHERE DEWPOINTS HAVE MIXED WELL DOWN INTO THE 50S...BUT STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND 50-60 KT FLOW WITHIN 2 KM OF THE GROUND WILL STILL SUPPORT A DAMAGING WIND THREAT FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. AVIATION...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 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28040. ...THOMPSON

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 34 Status Reports
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:05:12 -0600

  STATUS FOR WATCH 0034 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET

SPC Tornado Watch 33 Status Reports
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:37:04 -0600

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 33  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NNW MEI TO 35 WNW BHM TO 25 S HSV TO 30 WNW RMG TO 20 E CHA TO 50 SSW TYS TO 25 SE TYS TO 15 SSW HSS TO 40 NNW HKY TO 35 S PSK.  ..JEWELL..02/28/11  ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...FFC...GSP...RNK...MRX...OHX...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 33   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   ALC001-007-009-015-017-019-021-027-029-037-043-047-049-051-055- 063-065-073-081-085-091-101-105-111-115-117-119-121-123-125-127- 282140-  AL  .    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  AUTAUGA              BIBB                BLOUNT               CALHOUN              CHAMBERS            CHEROKEE             CHILTON              CLAY                CLEBURNE             COOSA                CULLMAN             DALLAS               DEKALB               ELMORE              ETOWAH               GREENE               HALE                JEFFERSON            LEE                  LOWNDES             MARENGO              MONTGOMERY           PERRY               RANDOLPH             ST. CLAIR            SHELBY              SUMTER               TALLADEGA            TALLAPOOSA          TUSCALOOSA           WALKER                  GAC011-013-015-045-055-057-059-063-067-077-085-089-097-111-113- 115-117-119-121-123-129-135-137-139-143-145-147-149-151-157-187- 195-199-213-217-219-223-227-231-233-241-247-255-257-281-285-291- 295-297-311-313-282140-

SPC Tornado Watch 32 Status Reports
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:39:03 -0600

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 32  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 N GSO TO 30 E LYH.  ..SMITH..02/28/11  ATTN...WFO...LWX...RNK...AKQ...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 32   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   VAC037-083-143-590-282040-  VA  .    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  CHARLOTTE            HALIFAX             PITTSYLVANIA             VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE  DANVILLE                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.

SPC Tornado Watch 31 Status Reports
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:46:04 -0600

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 31  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SW CBM TO 40 S MSL TO 45 SE BNA TO 20 WNW CSV TO 35 NNE TYS TO 30 WSW TRI TO 40 ENE TRI.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0173  ..JEWELL..02/28/11  ATTN...WFO...HUN...BMX...MEG...JAN...MRX...OHX...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 31   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   ALC043-049-057-071-075-079-089-093-095-103-127-133-281940-  AL  .    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  CULLMAN              DEKALB              FAYETTE              JACKSON              LAMAR               LAWRENCE             MADISON              MARION              MARSHALL             MORGAN               WALKER              WINSTON                MSC087-281940-  MS  .    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  LOWNDES                 TNC001-007-009-011-015-019-029-031-035-041-051-057-059-061-063- 065-067-073-089-091-093-103-105-107-115-121-123-127-129-139-141- 143-145-153-155-163-171-175-177-179-185-281940-

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