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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0896
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0606 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008
AREAS AFFECTED...SERN SC...FAR SERN GA
CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 308...
VALID 112306Z - 120030Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 308 CONTINUES.
THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL SVR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL CONTINUE FOR
ANOTHER HR...BEFORE LOSS OF HEATING ENDS ANY ADDITIONAL SVR THREAT.
A LOCAL EXTENSION FOR UP TO 1 HR MAY BE POSSIBLE IF REDEVELOPMENT
OCCURS PRIOR TO WW 308 EXPIRATION TIME /00Z/.
LATEST CHS RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS A WELL DEFINED SEA-BREEZE/DRYLINE
BOUNDARY INTERSECTION OVER SRN COLLETON COUNTY IN FAR SERN SC SWWD
INTO JASPER COUNTY. THIS BOUNDARY INTERSECTION IS WHAT AIDED IN A
SUPERCELL TO DEVELOP /PRODUCING A TORNADO RECENTLY INVOF OF CHS/.
ALTHOUGH DAYTIME HEATING WAS WANING...SUFFICIENT CONVERGENCE ALONG
THIS BOUNDARY INTERSECTION WAS SUPPORTING MDT/TCU PER VIS SATELLITE
IMAGERY. SUFFICIENT CONVERGENCE MAY SUPPORT ANOTHER SVR TSTM TO FORM
FROM THE FAR SERN SC COASTAL COUNTIES SWD INTO THE COASTAL COUNTIES
OF FAR SERN GA IN THE NEXT HR. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF LOW LEVEL SHEAR
EAST OF THE SEA-BREEZE FRONT /0-1 KM SHEAR OF 36 KTS PER THE
CHARLESTON VWP/ ANOTHER TORNADO WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SUPERCELL
WHICH COULD FORM OVER THIS AREA.
..CROSBIE.. 05/11/2008
ATTN...WFO...CHS...JAX...
32947997 32818096 32508142 32158169 31618194 31408161
31408117 32348021 32707985
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