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#321 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Sun May 11, 2008 8:27 am

wx247 wrote:6 dead in Newton County MO tonight... 1 dead in Purdy. I can't believe it. :( We have been through this sooooooo many times.




Someone earlier in the thread asked about you when there was a report of hail and sheet metal in Monett.
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#322 Postby wx247 » Sun May 11, 2008 8:51 am

Yes, there was some debris falling from the sky here in town. It was only insulation around my place, but it was worse further south. There were papers and checks found all the way to Springfield, MO from Seneca and Picher. :o
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#323 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 10:14 am

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0887
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1010 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF SE OH...ERN KY...ERN TN...WV...SW VA...WRN
NC

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 306...

VALID 111510Z - 111645Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 306 CONTINUES.

CELL MOTIONS APPEAR NORTHEAST AT 45-50 KTS...WHILE BROKEN
PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE ADVANCES EASTWARD AT AROUND 35 KTS. LINE
APPEARS LIKELY TO REACH THE CREST OF THE APPALACHIANS DURING THE
17-19Z TIME FRAME...UPON WHICH INFLOW OF COOL/DRY AND STABLE AIR
LIKELY WILL LEAD TO WEAKENING TRENDS. BOUNDARY LAYER AIR TO THE
WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS IS NOT PARTICULARLY UNSTABLE...BUT
DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT TO LOW-LEVEL FLOW IS ALLOWING FOR SURFACE
HEATING AHEAD OF STRONGLY FORCED CONVECTIVE LINE. AND...DAMAGING
WIND POTENTIAL COULD STILL INCREASE AS LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES
STEEPEN. HODOGRAPHS BENEATH A 50-60+ KT SOUTHERLY 850 MB JET CORE
ARE LARGE AND CLOCKWISE CURVED...SO THE TORNADO THREAT IS NOT
NEGLIGIBLE. HIGHEST POTENTIAL MAY BE NORTHEAST OF MORRISTOWN TN
INTO THE BIG STONE RIDGE AREA OF SOUTHWEST VA...WHERE MID/UPPER 50S
SURFACE DEW POINTS MAY RETURN BETWEEN NOW AND 17Z.

..KERR.. 05/11/2008


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#324 Postby RL3AO » Sun May 11, 2008 11:12 am

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Re: Major Southeast Severe Weather Outbreak May 10 and 11th

#325 Postby GalvestonDuck » Sun May 11, 2008 11:15 am

wx247 wrote:Yes, there was some debris falling from the sky here in town. It was only insulation around my place, but it was worse further south. There were papers and checks found all the way to Springfield, MO from Seneca and Picher. :o


Checked in to check on you. Glad you're ok, Garrett!
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#326 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 11:16 am

Down to a slight risk...the big supercells have emerged in the Atlantic. The question mark now is whether anything can get going behind the line.

SPC AC 111601

DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1101 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

VALID 111630Z - 121200Z

...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST
STATES INTO THE UPPER OH VALLEY AND MID ATLANTIC REGION...

INTENSE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE FROM CENTRAL IND INTO VA DURING THIS
FORECAST PERIOD...WITH 80-100 KNOT MID LEVEL JET SURGING EASTWARD
ACROSS MUCH OF THE OH/TN VALLEYS AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE CAROLINAS.
THE DERECHO THAT AFFECTED PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST STATES OVERNIGHT
HAS NOW MOVED OFFSHORE...BISECTING THE PRIMARY RISK ZONE TODAY INTO
TWO AREAS. ONE OVER SOUTHERN GA/NORTH FL...AND THE OTHER OVER PARTS
OF SC/NC. ALSO...ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.

...SOUTHEAST GA/NORTHEAST FL...
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD AND OFF THE GA
COAST. MEANWHILE...ISOLATED CELLS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY OVER
SOUTHERN GA AND FAR NORTH FL. THIS ACTIVITY IS IN A REGION OF
MODERATE INSTABILITY AND STRONG DEEP LAYER VERTICAL SHEAR.
THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS AREA TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A RISK OF
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THREAT FARTHER SOUTH IS MORE UNCERTAIN DUE
TO LIMITED LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND FORCING TO INITIATE STORMS.
HOWEVER...A CONDITIONAL THREAT EXISTS WITH ANY STORMS THAT CAN FORM
DUE TO STRONG DAYTIME HEATING AND SEA BREEZE CONVERGENCE.

...WV/KY/VA/TN/WRN NC...
BAND OF STRONGLY FORCED THUNDERSTORMS IS ROTATING NORTHEASTWARD INTO
WESTERN WV AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST VA. THIS ACTIVITY IS ALONG LEADING
EDGE OF STRONG DPVA...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR AT LEAST
ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE WEAKENING AS IT CROSSES THE
APPALACHIANS. SOME MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT ACTIVITY MAY
MAINTAIN INTENSITY OVER WESTERN/CENTRAL VA THIS AFTERNOON WITH A
CONTINUED THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS.

...SC/NC...
VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS RAPID CLEARING ALONG AND SOUTH OF
REMNANT SURFACE WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM EAST OF ATL INTO CENTRAL
SC. DENSE LOW CLOUDS AND EASTERLY SURFACE WINDS ARE MAINTAINING A
MORE STABLE AIRMASS NORTH OF BOUNDARY. PRESENT TRENDS AND MODEL
GUIDANCE SUGGEST THAT BOUNDARY MAY LIFT SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN SC/NC. THIS WILL RESULT IN
RATHER RAPID DESTABILIZATION OF THE AIR MASS ROUGHLY ALONG AN AXIS
FROM CAE-FAY-HAT. FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER JET WILL OVERSPREAD
THIS REGION THIS AFTERNOON...LIKELY LEADING TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW RELATIVELY STEEP
MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND IMPRESSIVE VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES ALONG
THE BOUNDARY. STORMS THAT TRACK ALONG THE BAROCLINIC ZONE WITH POSE
A THREAT OF TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

..HART/CROSBIE.. 05/11/2008

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#327 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 11:20 am

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0888
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1115 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...SRN GA...NRN FL

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 306...

VALID 111615Z - 111715Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 306 CONTINUES.

HOWEVER...THE SEVERE THREAT APPEARS TO BE COMING INCREASINGLY
ISOLATED. A NEW WW IS NOT ANTICIPATED...AT LEAST IN THE NEAR TERM.

REMNANTS OF THE DAMAGING WIND PRODUCING SEVERE MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE
SYSTEM ARE NOW MOSTLY OFFSHORE...WITH SCATTERED LINGERING STORMS
GENERALLY WEAK AND ASSOCIATED WITH LOW-LEVEL WARM ADVECTION ABOVE
THE CONVECTIVELY GENERATED SURFACE COLD POOL. CONFLUENT
SOUTHWESTERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW NEAR THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY COULD PROVIDE
A FOCUS FOR NEW STORM DEVELOPMENT AS IT ADVANCES SOUTHWARD INTO
NORTHERN FLORIDA...AS A MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER TO ITS SOUTH WARMS WITH
DAYTIME HEATING. HOWEVER...THE TENDENCY FOR INCREASINGLY SUBSIDENT
LARGE-SCALE FLOW...TO THE SOUTH OF A 90-100 KT 500 MB POLAR JET
NOSING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TOWARD SOUTHERN ATLANTIC COASTAL
AREAS...MAY ULTIMATELY SUPPRESS CONVECTION. BEST CHANCE FOR
SIGNIFICANT NEW STORMS PROBABLY IS JUST EAST OF ATLANTIC COASTAL
AREAS...WHERE OUTFLOW INTERSECTS THE SEA BREEZE.

..KERR.. 05/11/2008


ATTN...WFO...MLB...TBW...JAX...FFC...TAE...

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#328 Postby 6SpeedTA95 » Sun May 11, 2008 12:11 pm

Picher oklahoma storm estimated to be an F4
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#329 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 12:31 pm

Now it seems the activity is farther north - tornadoes just sighted in the Columbus, Ohio area.
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#330 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 12:39 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0889
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1233 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...CENTRAL/ERN OH

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE

VALID 111733Z - 111930Z

CLUSTER OF LOW TOPPED TSTMS MAY POSE A THREAT FOR BRIEF/WEAK
TORNADOES AS THEY MOVE NEWD ACROSS CENTRAL INTO ERN OH. AREA IS
BEING MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE WW.

IR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS MID LEVEL DRY SLOT HAS WORKED NWD INTO
CENTRAL OH...AND THIS IS CONFIRMED BY VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY
WHERE CLEARING WAS OCCURRING AHEAD OF COLD FRONT/OCCLUDING SFC LOW.
SFC TEMPERATURES HAVE CONSEQUENTLY RISEN INTO THE UPPER 50S /5 DEG F
HIGHER THAN SHORT TERM MODEL SOUNDINGS/. MODIFIED SOUNDINGS INDICATE
AROUND 600-800 J/KG OF MUCAPE AS A RESULT. AHEAD OF THE OCCLUDING
SFC LOW...BACKED LOW LEVEL WINDS WHERE CONTRIBUTING TO MODERATE LOW
LEVEL SHEAR /0-1 KM SRH 200-300 M2/S2 PER REGIONAL VWP DATA/. GIVEN
THE LOW TOPPED NATURE OF CONVECTION AND GENERALLY WEAK UPDRAFTS ANY
ISOLATED TORNADO THAT MAY FORM WITH THIS CONVECTION SHOULD BE SHORT
LIVED/WEAK. HOWEVER...IF STRONGER THAN EXPECTED UPDRAFTS DEVELOP
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A GREATER THREAT FOR TORNADOES...PORTIONS OF
THE AREA MAY NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN A TORNADO WATCH.

..CROSBIE.. 05/11/2008


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#331 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 12:42 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0890
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1239 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...THE CAROLINAS INTO SRN VA

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY

VALID 111739Z - 111945Z

SEVERE THREAT WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WW WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

SECONDARY SURFACE WAVE DEVELOPMENT IS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT
OF NORTH CAROLINA. AND...MODELS ARE SUGGESTIVE THAT A DEEPENING LOW
CENTER WILL TRACK FROM NEAR CHARLOTTE INTO AREAS NORTHWEST OF
RALEIGH BETWEEN NOW AND 21Z...AS THE EXIT REGION OF A 90-100 KT 500
MB JET STREAK NOSES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TOWARD
SOUTHERN/MID ATLANTIC COASTAL AREAS.

IN THE WAKE OF THE LARGE MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM...THE BOUNDARY
LAYER INSTABILITY IS CURRENTLY NEGLIGIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA INTO SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. BUT...THIS MAY CHANGE
RAPIDLY DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS A WARM FRONT REDEVELOPS
NORTHWARD...EAST NORTHEAST OF SURFACE CYCLONE. BREAKS IN CLOUD
COVER ARE ALREADY ALLOWING INCREASING INSOLATION ACROSS THIS
REGION...AND SURFACE DEW POINTS MAY BEGIN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE
THROUGH THE MID/UPPER 60S. BY LATE AFTERNOON...MIXED LAYER CAPE OF
1000-2000 J/KG APPEARS POSSIBLE.

DESTABILIZATION...COUPLED WITH INCREASING LARGE-SCALE ASCENT SHOULD
SUPPORT INCREASING CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...GUIDANCE IS SUGGESTIVE THAT AT LEAST A LOCALIZED SEVERE
THREAT COULD INCREASE NEAR THE SURFACE LOW CENTER AS EARLY AS THE
18-20Z TIME FRAME. WITH DEEP LAYER SHEAR STRONG AND STRENGTHENING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...A FEW SUPERCELLS ARE POSSIBLE.
AND...BOUNDARY LAYER DESTABILIZATION...COUPLED WITH INCREASING LARGE
CLOCKWISE CURVED LOW-LEVEL HODOGRAPHS BENEATH A STRENGTHENING
SOUTHERLY 850 MB JET...WILL BECOME SUPPORTIVE OF A RISK FOR
TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS.

..KERR.. 05/11/2008


ATTN...WFO...AKQ...MHX...RAH...ILM...RNK...CAE...GSP...

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Re: Major Southeast Severe Weather Outbreak May 10 and 11th

#332 Postby brunota2003 » Sun May 11, 2008 12:47 pm

Yep...things are going to get interesting here shortly in NC/SC. Rain here is just about over, with a nice clearing on Visible Sat images approaching...
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#333 Postby Bunkertor » Sun May 11, 2008 1:01 pm

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#334 Postby brunota2003 » Sun May 11, 2008 1:18 pm

Tornado Watch out until 8 pm for South Central VA, Central NC, and North Central SC

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 307
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
210 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 210 PM UNTIL 800
PM EDT.
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#335 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 1:18 pm

SEL7

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 307
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
210 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 210 PM UNTIL 800
PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
SOUTH HILL VIRGINIA TO 75 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CHARLOTTE
NORTH CAROLINA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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 306...

DISCUSSION...STRONGLY FORCED PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE HAS PASSED THE
CREST OF THE APPALACHIANS AND WAS RECONSOLIDATING ACROSS THE VA/NC
FOOTHILLS ATTM. AIR MASS AHEAD OF THE BROKEN CONVECTIVE LINE WAS
ONLY WEAKLY UNSTABLE BASED ON OBJECTIVE DATA. HOWEVER...BINOVC AND
MOISTENING ON LOW LEVEL ESELY FLOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO CONTINUING
DESTABILIZATION AS THE INTENSE FORCING WITH THE UPPER TROUGH AND
100KT 500MB WIND MAX SPREAD EAST. IN ADDITION TO RAPID STORM MOTION
AND WIND DAMAGE THREAT...BRIEF TORNADOES APPEAR POSSIBLE AS STRONG
SECONDARY CYCLOGENESIS COMMENCES ALONG THE PIEDMONT FRONT...AND INTO
SERN VA NEXT FEW HOURS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


...CARBIN
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#336 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 1:37 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0892
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0124 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...SRN GA/NRN FL

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY

VALID 111824Z - 111930Z

WW WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE AREA WITHIN THE NEXT HR. STRONG
VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES SHOULD FAVOR SUPERCELL MODE WITH THE
STRONGEST TSTMS MOVING THROUGH SERN GA. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT
REMAINS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES OVER SRN GA/NRN FL
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. COMBINED WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY /MLCAPE
AROUND 2000 J/KG/ SHOULD FAVOR SVR WIND/HAIL WITH ANY STRONG TSTM.
WW IS LIKELY FOR THE AREA IN THE NEXT HR.

..CROSBIE.. 05/11/2008


ATTN...WFO...CHS...JAX...TAE...

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#337 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 1:37 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0893
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0133 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF ERN OH...WV...SW VA...ERN TN

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 306...307...

VALID 111833Z - 111930Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 306...307...CONTINUES.

BUT...THE SEVERE THREAT IS DIMINISHING/BECOMING MORE LOCALIZED.
AND...A NEW WW IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

THE LEADING EDGE OF LOW-LEVEL COLD ADVECTION ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO
VALLEY CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY ADVANCE TOWARD THE CREST OF THE
NORTHERN/CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. AND...THIS WILL EVENTUALLY END
CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL ALONG ITS WESTERN SLOPES FROM EXTREME NORTHEAST
TENNESSEE INTO EASTERN OHIO. HOWEVER...THE NARROWING TONGUE OF WEAK
BOUNDARY LAYER INSTABILITY WITHIN CLEAR SLOT EAST OF THE MID-LEVEL
CIRCULATION MAY REMAIN A FOCUS FOR A FEW STORMS THROUGH 20-21Z. ONE
OR TWO OF THESE MAY STILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A BRIEF TORNADO OR
SOME MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL IN THE PRESENCE OF FAVORABLE SHEAR AND
AMBIENT VERTICAL VORTICITY. BUT...THE OVERALL SEVERE THREAT IS
BECOMING LOW.

..KERR.. 05/11/2008


ATTN...WFO...RNK...PBZ...RLX...CLE...GSP...MRX...ILN...

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#338 Postby JonathanBelles » Sun May 11, 2008 1:44 pm

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 308
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
245 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

TORNADO WATCH 308 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

FLC003-023-047-065-079-089-121-120000-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0308.080511T1845Z-080512T0000Z/

FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BAKER COLUMBIA HAMILTON
JEFFERSON MADISON NASSAU
SUWANNEE
$$



TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 308
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
245 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

TORNADO WATCH 308 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

GAC001-003-005-017-019-025-027-029-039-049-051-065-069-071-075-
087-101-109-127-131-155-161-173-179-183-185-191-205-229-267-275-
277-299-305-321-120000-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0308.080511T1845Z-080512T0000Z/

GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

APPLING ATKINSON BACON
BEN HILL BERRIEN BRANTLEY
BROOKS BRYAN CAMDEN
CHARLTON CHATHAM CLINCH
COFFEE COLQUITT COOK
DECATUR ECHOLS EVANS
GLYNN GRADY IRWIN
JEFF DAVIS LANIER LIBERTY
LONG LOWNDES MCINTOSH
MITCHELL PIERCE TATTNALL
THOMAS TIFT WARE
WAYNE WORTH
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#339 Postby JonathanBelles » Sun May 11, 2008 1:46 pm

SEL8

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 308
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
245 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHERN FLORIDA
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 245 PM UNTIL 800
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 100 STATUTE
MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAYCROSS
GEORGIA TO 55 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA. 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 306...WW 307...

DISCUSSION...TSTMS/SUPERCELLS HAVE INTENSIFIED OVER THE LAST HOUR
ALONG RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM MORNING MCS NOW OFFSHORE.
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT APPEARS TO BE TAKING PLACE ALONG THE COLD
FRONT...AND NEAR OUTFLOW/COLD FRONT INTERSECTION INVOF SCNTRL GA.
VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND PRONOUNCED/STRONG WLY FLOW ALOFT WILL AID
STORM PERSISTENCE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND PERHAPS A COUPLE OF TORNADOES
WITH EXISTING STORMS...AND ANY ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY.

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
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29035.
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#340 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 1:55 pm

The key question today has been whether there is enough time for storms to redevelop in the narrow tongue between the squall line and the cold front.
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