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WWUS20 KWNS 050145

SEL7

SPC WW 050145

GAZ000-NCZ000-SCZ000-050700-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 97

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

945 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       NORTHEAST GEORGIA

       WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

       WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA



EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 945 PM UNTIL

300 AM EDT.



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 90

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF

HICKORY NORTH CAROLINA TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF ANDERSON SOUTH

CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 95...WW 96...



DISCUSSION...A SQUALL LINE CONTINUES TO PROGRESS ACROSS EASTERN TN

AND NORTH GA.  THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE SPINE OF THE

APPALACHIANS INTO NC/SC SOON.  GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE WIND FIELDS

AND RAPID MOISTURE RETURN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...THE POTENTIAL FOR

LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR SEVERAL 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 26035.





...HART

