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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 731

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

245 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA

       WESTERN AND NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA

       WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA

       SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA



EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 245 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 40 STATUTE

MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF

ANDERSON SOUTH CAROLINA TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF RICHMOND

VIRGINIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 729...WW 730...



DISCUSSION...AXIS OF LOW LVL CONFLUENCE EXTENDING FROM N GA ENE INTO

S CNTRL VA EXPECTED TO REMAIN A FOCUS FOR LOW LVL UPLIFT THROUGH

LATER THIS MORNING.  WHILE DEEP FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL REMAIN WEAK

OR NEUTRAL...UPLIFT ALONG THE CONFLUENCE AXIS...PRESENCE OF EXISTING

STORMS/SHOWERS...SEASONABLY RICH LOW LVL MOISTURE...AND MODERATE TO

STRONG VEERING WIND PROFILES SUGGEST A CONTINUED THREAT FOR

OCCASIONAL STORMS WITH LOW LVL ROTATION AND POSSIBLY ISOLD

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

450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.





...CORFIDI

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