Tornado Watch 618

Issued

Jul 7, 2005, 9:00 AM EDT (13:00 UTC)

Expired

Jul 7, 2005, 3:41 PM EDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1687Jul 7, 5:44 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1688Jul 7, 8:43 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1690Jul 7, 12:33 PM EDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 071257
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SPC WW 071257
NCZ000-SCZ000-VAZ000-072000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 618
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
900 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2005

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

       WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
       UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
       SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 900 AM UNTIL
400 PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF DANVILLE
VIRGINIA TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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 617. WATCH NUMBER 617 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 900
AM EDT. 

DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SUPERCELLS IN STRONGLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT
DOWNSTREAM FROM REMNANT CIRCULATION OF FORMER T.S. CINDY MAY
INCREASE IN NUMBER/INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AS ASSOCIATED LOW
LEVEL SPEED MAX NOW OVER SC CONTINUES NEWD...AND HEATING
DESTABILIZES REGION.  POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES...GIVEN
RICH MOISTURE INFLOW...AND POSSIBLE SMALL SCALES BOWS WITH HIGH
WIND.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22030.


...CORFIDI

360,0783 335,0822 352,0822 373,0783

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