Tornado Watch 147

Issued

Apr 3, 2006, 12:54 PM EDT (16:54 UTC)

Expired

Apr 3, 2006, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 417Apr 3, 9:34 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 419Apr 3, 11:55 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 421Apr 3, 2:36 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 423Apr 3, 4:59 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 147
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1255 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

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

       NORTHERN GEORGIA
       WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       NORTH  AND WEST SOUTH CAROLINA

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1255 PM UNTIL 800
PM EDT.

TORNADOES...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 APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF ROME
GEORGIA TO 50 MILES EAST OF CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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 146...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE IN NUMBER
AND INTENSITY AHEAD OF COLD FRONT OVER AND E OF SRN APPALACHIANS. 
WITH STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR...STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND
MLCAPES TO 1500 J/KG CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS.  IN
ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE...TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
AS STORMS MOVE E ACROSS WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.

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 24040.


...HALES

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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.