Tornado Watch 66

Issued

Feb 18, 2008, 2:30 AM EST (07:30 UTC)

Expired

Feb 18, 2008, 9:59 AM EST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

5%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 264Feb 17, 11:35 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 265Feb 18, 2:04 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 269Feb 18, 6:18 AM EST

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WWUS20 KWNS 180729
SEL6  
SPC WW 180729
NCZ000-SCZ000-CWZ000-181600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 66
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
230 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008

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

       EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING FROM 230 AM UNTIL 1100 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 95 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FLORENCE
SOUTH CAROLINA TO 65 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH
CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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...REMAINS OF SQLN THAT AFFECTED AL/GA SUNDAY AFTN ARE
MOVING E INTO THE SC/NC CSTL PLN ATTM INVOF FLO/FAY.  THIS ACTIVITY
MAY INCREASE IN STRENGTH AND COVERAGE AS IT ENCOUNTERS LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE AXIS ASSOCIATED WITH WELL-DEFINED SLY LLJ ORIENTED ROUGHLY
BETWEEN MYR AND HAT.  GIVEN INTENSE LOW TO MID-LEVEL SPEED SHEAR AND
LIKELIHOOD FOR INCREASING LARGE SCALE ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH
APPROACHING UPR TROUGH...THREAT WILL EXIST FOR SUSTAINED SUPERCELLS
WITH LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND AND TORNADOES.

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 400.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22050.


...CORFIDI

Tornado Watches in North Carolina, 2008Tornado Watches in South Carolina, 2008Every tornado watch in 2008

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.