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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 38

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

740 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

       EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 740 PM UNTIL

100 AM EDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 45 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF

GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINA TO 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF RALEIGH

NORTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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 37...



DISCUSSION...WEDGE FRONT WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY ACROSS CENTRAL

NC INTO SRN VA THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...AS STORMS CONTINUE TO FORM TO

THE SW AND MOVE NEWD ALONG THE BOUNDARY.  THOUGH INSTABILITY IS

RELATIVELY WEAK TO THE NE OF SC...WEAK BUOYANCY AND SUFFICIENTLY

MOIST PROFILES WILL SUPPORT A GRADUAL NEWD SPREAD OF THE SEVERE

THREAT ACROSS NC TO SRN VA INTO TONIGHT.  VERY STRONG LOW-LEVEL

SHEAR WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A THREAT FOR TORNADOES WITH STORMS

ALONG THE BOUNDARY...ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

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

350. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.





...THOMPSON

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WWUS20 KWNS 282338

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 38...RESENT

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

740 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

       EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA



EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 740 PM UNTIL

100 AM EDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 45 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF

GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINA TO 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF RALEIGH

NORTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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 37...



DISCUSSION...WEDGE FRONT WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY ACROSS CENTRAL

NC INTO SRN VA THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...AS STORMS CONTINUE TO FORM TO

THE SW AND MOVE NEWD ALONG THE BOUNDARY.  THOUGH INSTABILITY IS

RELATIVELY WEAK TO THE NE OF SC...WEAK BUOYANCY AND SUFFICIENTLY

MOIST PROFILES WILL SUPPORT A GRADUAL NEWD SPREAD OF THE SEVERE

THREAT ACROSS NC TO SRN VA INTO TONIGHT.  VERY STRONG LOW-LEVEL

SHEAR WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A THREAT FOR TORNADOES WITH STORMS

ALONG THE BOUNDARY...ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

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

350. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.





...THOMPSON

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