Tornado Watch 15

Issued

Jan 13, 2005, 11:40 PM EST (04:40 UTC)

Expired

Jan 14, 2005, 5:00 AM EST

In force

5 hr

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the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 89Jan 13, 7:48 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 90Jan 13, 9:41 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 91Jan 13, 10:58 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 95Jan 14, 2:26 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 97Jan 14, 3:56 AM EST

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WWUS20 KWNS 140447
SEL5  
SPC WW 140440
NCZ000-SCZ000-141000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 15
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1140 PM EST THU JAN 13 2005

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

       CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
       NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 1140 PM
UNTIL 500 AM EST.

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 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINA TO
75 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CHARLOTTE 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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 14. WATCH NUMBER 14 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 1140
PM EST. 

DISCUSSION...DESPITE LIMITED INSTABILITY IN PLACE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL/ERN CAROLINAS...ENVIRONMENT IS STILL SUPPORTING AN ACTIVE
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WRN NC AND NWRN SC ATTM.  EXTREME SHEAR
AND AN UNSEASONABLY WARM/MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER IN PLACE SUGGEST A
THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES AND/OR WIND DAMAGE WILL PERSIST WITH
THIS ACTIVITY AS IT MOVES QUICKLY NEWD ACROSS WW OVERNIGHT.

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 400.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22035.


...EVANS

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