Severe Thunderstorm Watch For SE VA, E NC and NE SC

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 174
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1130 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2003

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

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1130 AM UNTIL
500 PM EDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES WEST OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH
CAROLINA TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.




DISCUSSION...TROUGH MOVING INTO WRN CAROLINAS WILL AID IN
DESTABILIZATION PROCESS ACROSS MID ATLANTIC AREA. WITH CAPES
CLIMBING TO 1000-1500 J/KG WITH SFC HEATING AND MID LEVEL
COOLING...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. WITH WET BULB ZEROS LEVELS BELOW 10K FEET...LARGE
HAIL WILL BE PRIMARY THREAT.

AVIATION...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 450. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 24030.

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