WATCHES: Tornado Watch Number 292

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 292
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
120 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
A LARGE PART OF NORTH CAROLINA
A LARGE PART OF SOUTH CAROLINA

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 120 PM UNTIL
1000 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL TORNADOES LIKELY
NUMEROUS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
A FEW LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 100 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH OF RALEIGH
NORTH CAROLINA TO 35 MILES WEST OF ORANGEBURG SOUTH CAROLINA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN NUMBER/STRENGTH WITH
CONTINUED SFC HEATING ALONG TWO CONFLUENCE AXES OVER THE NC/SC AREA.
THE STRONGEST HEATING SHOULD OCCUR WITH ERN-MOST AXIS OVER THE ERN
PIEDMONT/WRN CSTL PLN...WHILE A SOMEWHAT STRONGER WIND FIELD WILL
EXIST WITH WRN AXIS NOW OVER WRN NC/SC. ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH
APPROACHING UPR IMPULSE FROM THE ERN TN VLY...INCREASING LOW TO
MID-LVL FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPULSE /50 KT WSWLY 700 MB WIND
ATTM IN ERN TN AT MRX PER VWP/...AND RICH LOW-LVL MOISTURE SUGGEST
POTENTIAL FOR SUPERCELLS/LEWPS WITH A RISK FOR TORNADOES...IN
ADDITION TO NARROW SWATHS OF DMGG WIND.

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 24040.


...CORFIDI

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