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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 292

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

120 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

  A LARGE PART OF NORTH CAROLINA

  A LARGE PART OF SOUTH CAROLINA



* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 120 PM UNTIL

  1000 PM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SEVERAL TORNADOES LIKELY

  NUMEROUS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

  A FEW LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 100 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH OF RALEIGH

NORTH CAROLINA TO 35 MILES WEST OF ORANGEBURG SOUTH CAROLINA.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN NUMBER/STRENGTH WITH

CONTINUED SFC HEATING ALONG TWO CONFLUENCE AXES OVER THE NC/SC AREA.

THE STRONGEST HEATING SHOULD OCCUR WITH ERN-MOST AXIS OVER THE ERN

PIEDMONT/WRN CSTL PLN...WHILE A SOMEWHAT STRONGER WIND FIELD WILL

EXIST WITH WRN AXIS NOW OVER WRN NC/SC. ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH

APPROACHING UPR IMPULSE FROM THE ERN TN VLY...INCREASING LOW TO

MID-LVL FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPULSE /50 KT WSWLY 700 MB WIND

ATTM IN ERN TN AT MRX PER VWP/...AND RICH LOW-LVL MOISTURE SUGGEST

POTENTIAL FOR SUPERCELLS/LEWPS WITH A RISK FOR TORNADOES...IN

ADDITION TO NARROW SWATHS OF DMGG WIND.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 500.

MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.





...CORFIDI

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