Tornado Watch 293

Issued

Jun 10, 2013, 2:02 PM EDT (18:02 UTC)

Expired

Jun 11, 2013, 12:00 AM EDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

5%

Ten or more severe hail reports

10%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1013Jun 10, 12:56 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1018Jun 10, 4:38 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1020Jun 10, 5:47 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1024Jun 10, 6:49 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1027Jun 10, 8:41 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 293
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
200 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  DELAWARE
  MUCH OF MARYLAND
  NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA
  SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
  SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
  MUCH OF VIRGINIA
  THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA
  COASTAL WATERS

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 200 PM UNTIL
  1000 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL TORNADOES LIKELY
  NUMEROUS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 105 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH
HILL VIRGINIA TO 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILMINGTON DELAWARE.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 292...

DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP/PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVE
ALONG THE NRN EXTENSIONS OF THE SAME THE CONFLUENCE AXES RESPONSIBLE
FOR STORMS NOW IN THE CAROLINAS. WHILE MID-LVL LAPSE RATES WILL
REMAIN MODEST...SFC HEATING AND FAIRLY RICH LOW-LVL MOISTURE SHOULD
YIELD SUFFICIENT BUOYANCY FOR SUSTAINED STORMS AND POSSIBLE
SUPERCELLS GIVEN STRENGTHENING MID-LVL FLOW /WITH SWLY 500 MB FLOW
AROUND 50 KTS/ AND ASCENT EXPECTED WITH THE CONTINUED EWD MOVEMENT
OF TN VLY UPR TROUGH. POTENTIAL FOR LOW-LVL MESOCYCLONES MAY BE
ENHANCED NEAR DIFFUSE WARM FRONT IN SE PA/NE MD/DE.

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 23030.


...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.