Tornado Watch 21

Issued

Jan 13, 2006, 11:45 PM EST (04:45 UTC)

Expired

Jan 14, 2006, 5:43 AM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 58Jan 13, 9:00 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 62Jan 14, 3:31 AM EST

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WWUS20 KWNS 140444
SEL1  
SPC WW 140444
NCZ000-SCZ000-VAZ000-CWZ000-141200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 21
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1145 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2006

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

       EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       EXTREME NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
       SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 1145 PM
UNTIL 700 AM EST.

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 75 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF NORFOLK
VIRGINIA TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH
CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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 19...WW 20...

DISCUSSION...LINE OF STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG COLD FRONT
WILL CONTINUE EWD/NEWD ACROSS SC/NC/VA OVERNIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE E OF THE LINE ACROSS ERN NC.  THOUGH
INSTABILITY IS RELATIVELY WEAK IN THE WARM SECTOR...MOIST PROFILES
AND VERY STRONG L0W-LEVEL SHEAR WILL STILL SUPPORT A THREAT FOR A
COUPLE OF TORNADOES AND ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.

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 350.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


...THOMPSON

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