Tornado Watch 932

Issued

Nov 14, 2008, 10:25 PM EST (03:25 UTC)

Expired

Nov 15, 2008, 6:00 AM EST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

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

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 2384Nov 14, 11:53 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2386Nov 15, 3:10 AM EST

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WWUS20 KWNS 150332
SEL2  
SPC WW 150332
NCZ000-SCZ000-CWZ000-151100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 932
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1025 PM EST FRI NOV 14 2008

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

       SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA
       EASTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 1025 PM
UNTIL 600 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 65 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA TO 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF FLORENCE SOUTH
CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 931...

DISCUSSION...LONG-LIVED BROKEN BAND OF TSTMS NOW OVER CNTRL SC
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING NNE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.  STRONGEST
STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO BE CONFINED TO INTERSECTION OF THAT BAND WITH
DIFFUSE WARM FRONT EXTENDING NNE FROM NEAR CAE TO NEAR FLO.  AREA
VWP DATA SHOW LOW LVL WINDS INCREASING ACROSS WW...PROBABLY IN
RESPONSE TO APPROACH/ACCELERATION OF NERN GULF VORT MAX AND
AMPLIFICATION OF LARGER SCALE TROUGH OVER THE ERN U.S.  GIVEN
COMBINATION OF STRENGTHENING LOW LVL SHEAR AND FACT THAT LOW LVL
ENVIRONMENT WILL FURTHER WARM/MOISTEN DOWNSTREAM INTO ERN SC/SRN
NC...SETUP MAY SUPPORT AN INCREASING THREAT FOR ISOLD DMGG WINDS
AND/OR 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 450.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22040.


...CORFIDI

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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.