Just wanted to give you an update that the Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch Box #357 for my area. The watch box covers all of western PA, most of western NY, eastern OH, the West Virgina panhandle, and Garrett County MD. Tornadoes, hail up to 2 inches, and wind gusts up to 80MPH are possible this afternoon. After this mornings early thundershowers and rain, the skies have completely cleared overhead and the winds are gusting out of the south-southwest while the clouds are booking it towards from the west to the east. The current temp is now 72 degrees and its getting really humid out. Looks like we are in for a long afternoon. I will keep you up to date as conditions change.
Tom
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 357
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1145 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2003
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EXTREME WESTERN MARYLAND
WESTERN NEW YORK
EASTERN OHIO
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
LAKE ONTARIO
LAKE ERIE
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1145 AM UNTIL 500
PM EDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF BUFFALO NEW YORK TO 25
MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF MORGANTOWN WEST VIRGINIA.
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...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOON
OVER EASTERN OH AND TRACK ACROSS WESTERN NY/PA. RAPID
DESTABILIZATION AHEAD OF COLD FRONT COUPLED WITH STRONG DYNAMIC
FORCING SHOULD PROMOTE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IN STRONGER
CELLS. VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES ALSO SUPPORT A RISK OF SUPERCELLS
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THIS REGION.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040.
...HART
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