Tornado Watch 832

Issued

Sep 17, 2004, 10:10 AM EDT (14:10 UTC)

Expired

Sep 17, 2004, 5:00 PM EDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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• Mesoscale Discussion 2230Sep 17, 9:26 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2231Sep 17, 11:03 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2232Sep 17, 12:33 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2233Sep 17, 1:37 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2235Sep 17, 3:53 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2236Sep 17, 4:01 PM EDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 171411
SEL2  
SPC WW 171410
NCZ000-SCZ000-VAZ000-CWZ000-172100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 832
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1010 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 2004

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

       CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
       NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
       SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1010 AM UNTIL 500
PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF LYNCHBURG VIRGINIA TO 20
MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH 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.

DISCUSSION...TORNADO THREAT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING DURING
THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS ACROSS THIS REGION AS AFTERNOON HEATING
DESTABILIZES THE AIR MASS AND STEEPENS LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES.  SHEAR
REMAINS VERY STRONG ASSOCIATED WITH REMNANTS OF IVAN...WITH LARGE
HODOGRAPHS AND ENHANCED LOW LEVEL HELICITIES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21035.


...EVANS

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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.