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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 38

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

120 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       SOUTHERN MARYLAND

       CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

       NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA

       CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA

       COASTAL WATERS



EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 120 PM UNTIL 800

PM EST.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS

TO 75 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 5 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

PATUXENT RIVER MARYLAND TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MYRTLE BEACH

SOUTH 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 35...WW 36...WW 37...



DISCUSSION...INTENSE BOW ECHO SYSTEM IS MOVING RAPIDLY ENEWD ACROSS

CENTRAL SD AND THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO NORTHEAST SC AND SOUTHEAST NC

DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  FARTHER NORTH...STORMS ARE EXPECTED

TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY ALONG/AHEAD OF THE RAPIDLY

MOVING COLD FRONT.  WARM SECTOR ENVIRONMENT HAS WARMED SUBSTANTIALLY

WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TO LOW 80S...AND WITH DEW

POINTS IN THE 50S...SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND VERY STRONG LOW- AND

DEEP-LAYER SHEAR WILL SUPPORT POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS INCLUDING

A FEW SUPERCELLS.  PRIMARY THREATS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGING WIND

GUSTS AND A FEW TORNADOES.



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND

GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450.

MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24050.





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