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Mesoscale Discussion 537
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0537
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0336 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2013
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...MUCH OF CNTRL VA
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 130...131...
   
   VALID 192036Z - 192230Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 130...131...CONTINUES.
   
   SUMMARY...THE SEVERE THREAT IS LIKELY TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF
   CNTRL AND S CNTRL VA WITH DAMAGING WIND AND A TORNADO OR TWO
   POSSIBLE.
   
   DISCUSSION...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH EMBEDDED CIRCULATIONS WILL
   CONTINUE TO MOVE ENEWD INTO CNTRL VA POSING A DAMAGING WIND
   THREAT...WHILE SUPERCELLS ACROSS N CNTRL NC ALSO MOVE INTO S CNTRL
   AND EVENTUALLY SERN VA. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO A SLIGHTLY
   HIGHER THETA-E SURFACE AIR MASS WHERE TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO
   THE 80S F AND DEWPOINTS REMAIN IN THE MID 60S F. LATEST VWP OUT OF
   RAX AND AKQ BOTH SHOW VERY FAVORABLE WIND PROFILES FOR SUPERCELLS
   AND ATTENDANT TORNADO THREAT DESPITE MARGINAL INSTABILITY.
   
   ..JEWELL.. 04/19/2013
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...PHI...AKQ...LWX...RNK...
   
   LAT...LON   36577775 36578033 39687830 39697564 36577775 
   
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