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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 443

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

225 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       A LARGE PART OF VIRGINIA

       A LARGE PART OF WEST VIRGINIA

       COASTAL WATERS



EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 225 AM UNTIL 1000 AM EDT.



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 50 STATUTE

MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF CHARLESTON

WEST VIRGINIA TO 50 MILES EAST OF RICHMOND VIRGINIA.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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 439...WW 441...WW 442...



DISCUSSION...TSTMS CLUSTERS...INCLUDING A FEW EMBEDDED LARGER SCALE

CIRCULATIONS...EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING GENERALLY E OR ESE ALONG

SLOWLY ADVANCING WNW/ESE-ORIENTED WARM FRONT THROUGH THIS MORNING.

WIND PROFILES AND SLOWLY INCREASING MOISTURE/NEAR SATURATED

ENVIRONMENT MAY SUPPORT ISOLD TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY

DMGG WIND/MARGINALLY SVR HAIL.



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

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.





...CORFIDI

