Tornado Watch 749

Issued

Nov 10, 2002, 5:50 PM EST (22:50 UTC)

Expired

Nov 10, 2002, 11:00 PM EST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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WWUS20 KWNS 102252
SEL9  
SPC WW 102250
KYZ000-OHZ000-TNZ000-VAZ000-WVZ000-110400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 749
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
550 PM EST SUN NOV 10 2002

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

   EASTERN KENTUCKY                           
   SOUTHEAST OHIO                               
   EAST TENNESSEE                          
   SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA                           
   WESTERN AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA                      

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 550 PM UNTIL 1100
PM EST.

 ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
 
DAMAGING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES WEST OF CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE TO 20 MILES
EAST NORTHEAST OF PARKERSBURG WEST VIRGINIA.

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 743...WW 744...WW
745...WW 746...WW 747...WW 748...

DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS OVER MIDDLE TN AND SOUTHEAST KY ARE
EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE EVENING...WHILE LINE OF
INTENSE SEVERE STORMS MOVES EASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEAST OH AND INTO
WV.  VERY FAVORABLE WIND FIELDS AND UPPER DYNAMICS SUGGEST THE
POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS
AND SEVERAL TORNADOES.  STRONG TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.

...HART

392,0792 350,0834 350,0865 392,0824

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.