Tornado Watch for E NC/SE VA Until 4 pm ET!
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 12:50 pm
urgent - immediate broadcast requested Tornado Watch number 74 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1035 am EDT Tue Apr 13 2004
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern North Carolina southeastern Virginia coastal waters
Effective this Tuesday morning and afternoon from 1035 am until 400 PM EDT.
Tornadoes... hail to 1 inch in diameter... thunderstorm wind gusts to 70 mph... and dangerous lightning are possible in these areas.
The Tornado Watch area is along and 50 statute miles either side of a line from 10 miles east northeast of Norfolk Virginia to 20 miles west southwest of Jacksonville North Carolina.
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.
Discussion... very moist and moderately unstable air mass onshore E of wedge front ern NC and into sern corner of VA. With approach of vigorous mid level jet Max from GA shear profiles are very favorable for low topped supercells in warm sector. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are likely with any supercells that develop as storms move rapidly newd this afternoon across watch area.
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 23040.
... Hales
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The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern North Carolina southeastern Virginia coastal waters
Effective this Tuesday morning and afternoon from 1035 am until 400 PM EDT.
Tornadoes... hail to 1 inch in diameter... thunderstorm wind gusts to 70 mph... and dangerous lightning are possible in these areas.
The Tornado Watch area is along and 50 statute miles either side of a line from 10 miles east northeast of Norfolk Virginia to 20 miles west southwest of Jacksonville North Carolina.
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.
Discussion... very moist and moderately unstable air mass onshore E of wedge front ern NC and into sern corner of VA. With approach of vigorous mid level jet Max from GA shear profiles are very favorable for low topped supercells in warm sector. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are likely with any supercells that develop as storms move rapidly newd this afternoon across watch area.
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 23040.
... Hales
;362,0751 341,0771 351,0783 372,0764;
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