Tornado Watch 376

Issued

May 27, 2000, 2:45 PM EDT (18:45 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2000, 9:00 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

829 
WWUS9 KMKC 271826
SEL6  
MKC WW 271826
NCZ000-VAZ000-280100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 376
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
226 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2000

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

   NORTH CAROLINA                     
   VIRGINIA                           

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 245 PM UNTIL 900
PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF BLUEFIELD WEST VIRGINIA TO
20 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROCKY MOUNT NORTH CAROLINA.

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...  CONTINUE...WW 375...

DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP E OF THE
APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY INVOF WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28030.

...VESCIO

345,0775 352,0814 374,0811 371,0772

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