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WOUS40 KWNS 301801
PWOSPC
KYZ000-NCZ000-SCZ000-TNZ000-VAZ000-WVZ000-310200-

PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0101 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005

VALID 301801Z - 310200Z

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS INTO THE VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS INTO THE VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT LATER
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE

       FAR EASTERN KENTUCKY
       WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
       FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE
       WESTERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA
       SOUTHERN AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA

SURROUNDING THE MODERATE RISK AREA...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM EASTERN GEORGIA INTO PENNSYLVANIA.

AS REMNANTS OF HURRICANE KATRINA CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY...ENHANCED WIND FIELDS WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH
OF THE APPALACHIANS INTO THE PIEDMONT REGION OF THE CAROLINAS AND
VIRGINIA. TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE GIVEN THESE FAVORABLE WIND
FIELDS...ALL WHILE THE AIRMASS BECOMES INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE WITH
DAYTIME HEATING. A TORNADO THREAT WILL EXIST FROM THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHWARD
INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND EVENTUALLY PORTIONS OF MARYLAND AND
SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. ALTHOUGH THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE QUITE
SMALL...INDIVIDUAL CELLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF AFFECTING SEVERAL
COUNTIES GIVEN THE FAST STORM MOTIONS.

THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER
SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS LATER TODAY.

..THOMPSON/GUYER.. 08/30/2005

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