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The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
Tornado Watch for portions of

much of western and northern North Carolina
parts of northern South Carolina
a large part of southern Virginia
coastal waters

Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 215 PM until
900 PM EDT.

Tornadoes...hail to 1.5 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 65 statute
miles north and south of a line from 20 miles west of Greenville
South Carolina to 15 miles north northeast of Norfolk Virginia.
For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (wous64 kwns wou6).

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 254...ww 255...

Discussion...as trough and stronger winds fields approach from the
west...conditions across the watch will become increasingly
favorable for severe thunderstorms including supercells. With warm
sector becoming uncapped and MLCAPES aoa 1000 j/kg thunderstorms
will increase in number and intensity thru remainder of afternoon.
Favored area for possible tornadic supercells will be vicinity low
level boundary along northern portion of watch where shear profiles
will be enhanced.

Aviation...tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface
wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to
500. Mean storm motion vector 24030.


....Hales
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Looks like we might have another round of severe weather in the Carolinas today!! ]]> Local Weather Events http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=89 Wed, 6 May 2009 13:14:00 -0400 http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=90 Other Region Weather Events http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=90 Tue, 5 May 2009 23:41:00 -0400 http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=91
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20090504-2009.03.02 Snow.gif]]> Local Weather Events http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=92 Mon, 2 Mar 2009 19:21:00 -0500 http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=93 General Weather http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=93 Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:12:00 -0500 http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=79 Local Weather Events http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=79 Tue, 3 Feb 2009 23:20:00 -0500 http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=78
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Snow has tapered off for now. We still might get some more before it's all over.]]> Local Weather Events http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=78 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:24:00 -0500 http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=77 Local Weather Events http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=77 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:26:00 -0500 http://silvercreekobservatory.net/wxjournal/index.php?itemid=75
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