MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2175
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0522 PM CST SUN NOV 10 2002
AREAS AFFECTED...ERN OH...WRN NY...WRN PA...NRN WV
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
VALID 102322Z - 110145Z
A TORNADO WATCH WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE
REST OF ERN OH...EXTREME WRN NY...WRN PA AND PORTIONS OF NRN WV.
LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS 2-3 MILLIBAR PRESSURE FALLS
SPREADING INTO WRN NY/PA AS OF 23Z. INSTABILITY FIELDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING...AND WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO
SUSTAIN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. AREA HODOGRAPHS ARE EXHIBITING
STRONG LOW LEVEL CURVATURE...WITH 0-3 SRH ON THE ORDER OF 300-500
M2/S2. HIGH RH BOUNDARY LAYER COMBINED WITH SHEAR PARAMETERS
SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES.
..JEWELL.. 11/10/2002
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