Monday, February 28, 2011

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

SPC Tornado Watch 30
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:50:02 -0600


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  URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 30 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 550 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011  THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF          EASTERN KENTUCKY        SOUTHEAST OHIO        SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA        FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA        WEST VIRGINIA  EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 550 AM UNTIL 100 PM EST.  TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 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 80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF LONDON KENTUCKY TO 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).  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 27...WW 28...WW 29...  DISCUSSION...QLCS WITH EMBEDDED MESO-VORTICES WILL CONTINUE EWD ACROSS WW AREA THIS MORNING AT 40-50 KT.  AMBIENT INFLOW AIR MASS REMAINS WARM AND MOIST AND WHEN COUPLED WITH THE VERY STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR...SETUP WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR A CONTINUED RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES.  AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27050.   ...MEAD  
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SPC Tornado Watch 30 Status Reports
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:50:10 -0600


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  STATUS FOR WATCH 0030 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET 
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