[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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Tue Jul 22 14:20:41 CDT 2008


WWUS20 KWNS 221920
SEL7
SPC WW 221920
KYZ000-NCZ000-TNZ000-VAZ000-WVZ000-230300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 727
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
320 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008

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

       PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY
       SMALL PART OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       PARTS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE
       WESTERN VIRGINIA
       PARTS OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 320 PM UNTIL
1100 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 65
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST OF BECKLEY WEST VIRGINIA TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
LONDON KENTUCKY.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 724...WW 725...WW 726...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFYING AND DEVELOPING COLD POOLS IN
A VERY WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS.  DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE PRIMARY
THREAT AS STORMS PROPAGATE EWD IN 25-30KT OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR.

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 550. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 25025.


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