Severe Thunderstorm Watch 892

Issued

Aug 26, 2003, 1:05 PM EDT (17:05 UTC)

Expired

Aug 26, 2003, 6:00 PM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 2265Aug 26, 11:08 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2267Aug 26, 2:19 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2270Aug 26, 3:46 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 892 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
105 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2003

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

       WESTERN MARYLAND
       CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO
       SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA
       NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 105 PM UNTIL 600
PM EDT.

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

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 50 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAGERSTOWN
MARYLAND TO 30 MILES WEST OF DAYTON OHIO.

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...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 891. WATCH NUMBER 891 WILL NOT BE
IN EFFECT AFTER 105 PM EDT. 


DISCUSSION...CLUSTERS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER WRN PA AND WRN OH
WILL CONTINUE AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE HEAT OF THE
AFTERNOON.  WITH 40-50 KT OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR...POTENTIAL FOR STORMS
TO FORM SHORT LINES/BOWS ENHANCING WIND DAMAGE THREAT.

AVIATION...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 28040.


...HALES

393,0765 390,0844 403,0844 405,0765

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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.