Post by James on May 31, 2008 11:51:48 GMT -5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 402...CORRECTED
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1035 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008
CORRECTED FOR OMITTED COUNTIES IN EASTERN MD
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DELAWARE
FAR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
MARYLAND
NEW JERSEY
SOUTHEAST OHIO
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
WEST VIRGINIA
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1020 AM UNTIL
500 PM 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 55 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATHENS
OHIO TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKEHURST NEW JERSEY. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 399...WW 400...WW 401...
DISCUSSION...ACTIVE AFTERNOON ON TAP FOR THIS REGION AS STRONG FLOW
ALOFT OVERSPREADS A WARM/HUMID BOUNDARY LAYER SOUTH OF EFFECTIVE
OUTFLOW/CLOUDS NOW PERSISTING OVER MUCH OF PA. SEVERE THREAT WILL
EVOLVE IN MULTIPLE MODES...INCLUDING SUPERCELLS AND SMALL BOW
ECHOES. THEREFORE...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER CORES TODAY.
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
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 402...CORRECTED
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1035 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008
CORRECTED FOR OMITTED COUNTIES IN EASTERN MD
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DELAWARE
FAR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
MARYLAND
NEW JERSEY
SOUTHEAST OHIO
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
WEST VIRGINIA
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1020 AM UNTIL
500 PM 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 55 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATHENS
OHIO TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKEHURST NEW JERSEY. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 399...WW 400...WW 401...
DISCUSSION...ACTIVE AFTERNOON ON TAP FOR THIS REGION AS STRONG FLOW
ALOFT OVERSPREADS A WARM/HUMID BOUNDARY LAYER SOUTH OF EFFECTIVE
OUTFLOW/CLOUDS NOW PERSISTING OVER MUCH OF PA. SEVERE THREAT WILL
EVOLVE IN MULTIPLE MODES...INCLUDING SUPERCELLS AND SMALL BOW
ECHOES. THEREFORE...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER CORES TODAY.
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
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.