[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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Sat Apr 9 13:13:07 CDT 2011


WWUS20 KWNS 091800
SEL3
SPC WW 091800
KYZ000-NCZ000-TNZ000-VAZ000-WVZ000-100100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 113
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
200 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

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

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

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 200 PM UNTIL
900 PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF BECKLEY
WEST VIRGINIA TO 60 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE.
 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 112. WATCH NUMBER 112 WILL NOT BE IN
EFFECT AFTER 200 PM EDT.

DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS ARE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE MCS AND
ASSOCIATED BAND OF STRONG MID LEVEL JET. WITH AVAILABLE INSTABILITY
TORNADO THREAT HAS INCREASED AND WATCH 112 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A
TORNADO WATCH.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.


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