WATCHES: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 910

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 910
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
140 PM EDT WED OCT 1 2008

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

MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
SMALL PART OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 140 PM UNTIL
900 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 APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55
STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST
OF ELIZABETH CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
FAYETTEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE
WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN NUMBER AND
INTENSITY AHEAD OF WEAK COLD FRONT CENTRAL VA/NC THAT IS MOVING
SLOWLY EWD. WITH APPROACH OF A VIGOROUS UPPER TROUGH AND MLCAPES
FROM 1000-1500 J/KG...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LIKELY AS
FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE COAST WITH LARGE HAIL DAMAGING WINDS PRIMARY
THREAT...PARTICULARLY ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SUPERCELL THAT IS ABLE TO
DEVELOP IN THE MDTLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT.

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.

...HALES

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