

088 

WWUS20 KWNS 061817

SEL6

SPC WW 061817

NCZ000-SCZ000-VAZ000-CWZ000-070100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 256

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

215 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA

       PARTS OF NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA

       A LARGE PART OF SOUTHERN VIRGINIA

       COASTAL WATERS



EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 215 PM UNTIL

900 PM EDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES 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 NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF GREENVILLE

SOUTH CAROLINA TO 15 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 254...WW 255...



DISCUSSION...AS TROUGH AND STRONGER WINDS FIELDS APPROACH FROM THE

WEST...CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATCH WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY

FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDING SUPERCELLS.  WITH WARM

SECTOR BECOMING UNCAPPED AND MLCAPES AOA 1000 J/KG THUNDERSTORMS

WILL INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY THRU REMAINDER OF AFTERNOON.

FAVORED AREA FOR POSSIBLE TORNADIC SUPERCELLS WILL BE VICINITY LOW

LEVEL BOUNDARY ALONG NORTHERN PORTION OF WATCH WHERE SHEAR PROFILES

WILL BE ENHANCED.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.





...HALES



865 

WWUS20 KWNS 061817

SEL6

SPC WW 061817

NCZ000-SCZ000-VAZ000-CWZ000-070100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 256...RESENT

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

215 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA

       PARTS OF NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA

       A LARGE PART OF SOUTHERN VIRGINIA

       COASTAL WATERS



EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 215 PM UNTIL

900 PM EDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES 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 NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF GREENVILLE

SOUTH CAROLINA TO 15 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 254...WW 255...



DISCUSSION...AS TROUGH AND STRONGER WINDS FIELDS APPROACH FROM THE

WEST...CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATCH WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY

FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDING SUPERCELLS.  WITH WARM

SECTOR BECOMING UNCAPPED AND MLCAPES AOA 1000 J/KG THUNDERSTORMS

WILL INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY THRU REMAINDER OF AFTERNOON.

FAVORED AREA FOR POSSIBLE TORNADIC SUPERCELLS WILL BE VICINITY LOW

LEVEL BOUNDARY ALONG NORTHERN PORTION OF WATCH WHERE SHEAR PROFILES

WILL BE ENHANCED.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.





...HALES

