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Mesoscale Discussion 927
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0927
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0759 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...ERN NC
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 345...
   
   VALID 110059Z - 110230Z
   
   TORNADO WATCH 345 CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ERN NC. THREAT
   MAY BE EVOLVING TOWARD HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH RATES LOCALLY IN EXCESS
   OF 2"/HR.
   
   AT 0045Z...A SERIES OF STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MERGED IN AN
   E-W ORIENTED LINE FROM WRN NASH COUNTY EWD INTO MARTIN COUNTY. THE
   ABSENCE OF A STRONG COLD POOL IN THE WAKE OF THIS CONVECTION IN
   CONJUNCTION WITH LOW 70 DEWPOINTS...PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AROUND
   1.75IN...A SURFACE BOUNDARY IN THE AREA...AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR
   LARGELY PARALLEL TO THE LINE SUGGESTS THE SEVERE THREAT MAY BE
   DECEASING IN FAVOR OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH TRAINING OF RADAR
   ECHOES. THE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL IS EVOLVING FROM 10 N
   RWI ESEWD ACROSS EDGECOMBE...MARTIN...AND NRN PITT COUNTIES IN ERN
   NC. THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN MAY EXTEND ESEWD TO THE COAST THROUGH
   11/05Z AS CLUSTER OF STORMS TRACK TOWARD PAMLICO SOUND OR
   295/20-25KT.
   
   ..BANACOS.. 05/11/2003
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...AKQ...MHX...RAH...
   
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