SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 98
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   430 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          PARTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA
          MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
          PARTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
          PARTS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE
          PARTS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 430 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF
   RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF ASHEVILLE NORTH
   CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   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 96...WW 97...
   
   DISCUSSION...POWERFUL UPPER TROUGH AND 100KT MID LEVEL WIND MAX
   TRACKING ENEWD FROM TN VALLEY THIS EVENING.  MOIST AND MODESTLY
   UNSTABLE AIRMASS HAS SPREAD NWD THRU THE WATCH AREA.  WITH VERY
   STRONG SHEAR PROFILES IN PLACE COUPLED WITH APPROACH OF UPPER
   TROUGH...INTENSE SQUALL LINE IS DEVELOPING AND WILL MOVE EWD ACROSS
   WATCH AREA.  ADDITIONALLY ROTATING STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WELL AHEAD OF
   SQUALL LINE THRU CENTRAL CAROLINAS TO SRN VA THIS EVENING. 
   TORNADOES POSSIBLE WITH BOTH SQUALL LINE AND THE AREA FURTHER E. IN
   ADDITION DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED TO BE INCREASING ASSOCIATED WITH
   THE SQUALL LINE DURING THE EVENING.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.
   
   
   ...HALES

   SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 98
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   430 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          PARTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA
          MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
          PARTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
          PARTS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE
          PARTS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 430 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF
   RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF ASHEVILLE NORTH
   CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   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 96...WW 97...
   
   DISCUSSION...POWERFUL UPPER TROUGH AND 100KT MID LEVEL WIND MAX
   TRACKING ENEWD FROM TN VALLEY THIS EVENING.  MOIST AND MODESTLY
   UNSTABLE AIRMASS HAS SPREAD NWD THRU THE WATCH AREA.  WITH VERY
   STRONG SHEAR PROFILES IN PLACE COUPLED WITH APPROACH OF UPPER
   TROUGH...INTENSE SQUALL LINE IS DEVELOPING AND WILL MOVE EWD ACROSS
   WATCH AREA.  ADDITIONALLY ROTATING STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WELL AHEAD OF
   SQUALL LINE THRU CENTRAL CAROLINAS TO SRN VA THIS EVENING. 
   TORNADOES POSSIBLE WITH BOTH SQUALL LINE AND THE AREA FURTHER E. IN
   ADDITION DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED TO BE INCREASING ASSOCIATED WITH
   THE SQUALL LINE DURING THE EVENING.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.
   
   
   ...HALES

   WOUS64 KWNS 042127
   WOU8
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 98
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   430 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008
   
   TORNADO WATCH 98 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM EST FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   GAC181-050500-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0098.080304T2130Z-080305T0500Z/
   
   GA 
   .    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   LINCOLN              
   
   
   NCC001-003-005-007-009-011-023-025-027-033-035-037-045-051-057-
   059-063-067-069-071-077-081-085-093-097-101-105-109-111-119-121-
   123-125-135-145-149-151-153-157-159-161-165-167-169-171-179-181-
   183-185-189-193-197-199-050500-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0098.080304T2130Z-080305T0500Z/
   
   NC 
   .    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   ALAMANCE             ALEXANDER           ALLEGHANY           
   ANSON                ASHE                AVERY               
   BURKE                CABARRUS            CALDWELL            
   CASWELL              CATAWBA             CHATHAM             
   CLEVELAND            CUMBERLAND          DAVIDSON            
   DAVIE                DURHAM              FORSYTH             
   FRANKLIN             GASTON              GRANVILLE           
   GUILFORD             HARNETT             HOKE                
   IREDELL              JOHNSTON            LEE                 
   LINCOLN              MCDOWELL            MECKLENBURG         
   MITCHELL             MONTGOMERY          MOORE               
   ORANGE               PERSON              POLK                
   RANDOLPH             RICHMOND            ROCKINGHAM          
   ROWAN                RUTHERFORD          SCOTLAND            
   STANLY               STOKES              SURRY               
   UNION                VANCE               WAKE                
   WARREN               WATAUGA             WILKES              
   YADKIN               YANCEY              
   
   
   SCC001-021-023-025-039-045-047-055-057-059-065-071-081-083-087-
   091-050500-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0098.080304T2130Z-080305T0500Z/
   
   SC 
   .    SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   ABBEVILLE            CHEROKEE            CHESTER             
   CHESTERFIELD         FAIRFIELD           GREENVILLE          
   GREENWOOD            KERSHAW             LANCASTER           
   LAURENS              MCCORMICK           NEWBERRY            
   SALUDA               SPARTANBURG         UNION               
   YORK                 
   
   
   TNC019-091-163-171-179-050500-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0098.080304T2130Z-080305T0500Z/
   
   TN 
   .    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   CARTER               JOHNSON             SULLIVAN            
   UNICOI               WASHINGTON          
   
   
   VAC009-011-019-031-037-063-067-083-089-111-117-121-141-143-147-
   161-515-590-640-680-690-750-770-775-050500-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0098.080304T2130Z-080305T0500Z/
   
   VA 
   .    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   AMHERST              APPOMATTOX          BEDFORD             
   CAMPBELL             CHARLOTTE           FLOYD               
   FRANKLIN             HALIFAX             HENRY               
   LUNENBURG            MECKLENBURG         MONTGOMERY          
   PATRICK              PITTSYLVANIA        PRINCE EDWARD       
   ROANOKE              
   
   
   VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BEDFORD              DANVILLE            GALAX               
   LYNCHBURG            MARTINSVILLE        RADFORD             
   ROANOKE              SALEM               
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...CAE...RNK...AKQ...MRX...GSP...RAH...
   
   
   

   SAW8 
   WW 98 TORNADO GA NC SC TN VA 042130Z - 050500Z
   AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   45NE RDU/RALEIGH NC/ - 15S AVL/ASHEVILLE NC/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM N/S /39NE RDU - 32WNW SPA/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.
   
   LAT...LON 35027820 33908255 36528255 37617820
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU8.
   

Watch 98 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 98

VALID 050435Z - 050540Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 ESE FAY
TO 25 SSW AVC.

..DARROW..03/05/08

ATTN...WFO...CAE...RAH...GSP...RNK...MRX...AKQ...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 98 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

NCC065-069-083-101-127-163-183-185-191-195-050540-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

EDGECOMBE	     FRANKLIN		 HALIFAX	     
JOHNSTON	     NASH		 SAMPSON	     
WAKE		     WARREN		 WAYNE		     
WILSON		     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 98

VALID 050340Z - 050440Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NNW FLO
TO 40 ESE DAN TO 40 S CHO.

..DARROW..03/05/08

ATTN...WFO...CAE...RAH...GSP...RNK...MRX...AKQ...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 98 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

NCC037-051-063-065-069-077-083-085-093-101-105-125-127-153-163-
165-181-183-185-191-195-050440-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CHATHAM 	     CUMBERLAND 	 DURHAM 	     
EDGECOMBE	     FRANKLIN		 GRANVILLE	     
HALIFAX 	     HARNETT		 HOKE		     
JOHNSTON	     LEE		 MOORE		     
NASH		     RICHMOND		 SAMPSON	     
SCOTLAND	     VANCE		 WAKE		     
WARREN		     WAYNE		 WILSON 	     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 98

VALID 050130Z - 050240Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 WNW CAE
TO 25 W GSO TO 15 ESE PSK.

..DARROW..03/05/08

ATTN...WFO...CAE...RAH...GSP...RNK...MRX...AKQ...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 98 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

NCC001-007-025-033-037-051-057-059-063-065-067-069-077-081-083-
085-093-101-105-119-123-125-127-135-145-151-153-157-159-163-165-
167-169-179-181-183-185-191-195-050240-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALAMANCE	     ANSON		 CABARRUS	     
CASWELL 	     CHATHAM		 CUMBERLAND	     
DAVIDSON	     DAVIE		 DURHAM 	     
EDGECOMBE	     FORSYTH		 FRANKLIN	     
GRANVILLE	     GUILFORD		 HALIFAX	     
HARNETT 	     HOKE		 JOHNSTON	     
LEE		     MECKLENBURG	 MONTGOMERY	     
MOORE		     NASH		 ORANGE 	     
PERSON		     RANDOLPH		 RICHMOND	     
ROCKINGHAM	     ROWAN		 SAMPSON	     
SCOTLAND	     STANLY		 STOKES 	     
UNION		     VANCE		 WAKE		     
WARREN		     WAYNE		 WILSON 	     
$$


SCC023-091-050240-

SC 
.    SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CHESTER 	     YORK		 
$$


VAC009-011-019-031-037-063-067-083-089-121-141-143-161-515-590-
680-690-770-775-050240-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

AMHERST 	     APPOMATTOX 	 BEDFORD	     
CAMPBELL	     CHARLOTTE		 FLOYD		     
FRANKLIN	     HALIFAX		 HENRY		     
MONTGOMERY	     PATRICK		 PITTSYLVANIA	     
ROANOKE 	     


VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

BEDFORD 	     DANVILLE		 LYNCHBURG	     
MARTINSVILLE	     ROANOKE		 SALEM		     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 98

VALID 050035Z - 050140Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SSE AND
TO 5 SSW SPA TO 25 SW HKY TO 30 NNE HKY TO 50 S BLF TO 35 SSW BLF.

..SCHNEIDER..03/05/08

ATTN...WFO...CAE...RAH...GSP...RNK...MRX...AKQ...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 98 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

NCC001-003-005-007-025-033-035-037-045-051-057-059-063-065-067-
069-071-077-081-083-085-093-097-101-105-109-119-123-125-127-135-
145-151-153-157-159-163-165-167-169-171-179-181-183-185-191-193-
195-197-050140-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALAMANCE	     ALEXANDER		 ALLEGHANY	     
ANSON		     CABARRUS		 CASWELL	     
CATAWBA 	     CHATHAM		 CLEVELAND	     
CUMBERLAND	     DAVIDSON		 DAVIE		     
DURHAM		     EDGECOMBE		 FORSYTH	     
FRANKLIN	     GASTON		 GRANVILLE	     
GUILFORD	     HALIFAX		 HARNETT	     
HOKE		     IREDELL		 JOHNSTON	     
LEE		     LINCOLN		 MECKLENBURG	     
MONTGOMERY	     MOORE		 NASH		     
ORANGE		     PERSON		 RANDOLPH	     
RICHMOND	     ROCKINGHAM 	 ROWAN		     
SAMPSON 	     SCOTLAND		 STANLY 	     
STOKES		     SURRY		 UNION		     
VANCE		     WAKE		 WARREN 	     
WAYNE		     WILKES		 WILSON 	     
YADKIN		     
$$


SCC021-023-047-059-083-087-091-050140-

SC 
.    SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CHEROKEE	     CHESTER		 GREENWOOD	     
LAURENS 	     SPARTANBURG	 UNION		     
YORK		     
$$


VAC009-011-019-031-037-063-067-083-089-121-141-143-161-515-590-
680-690-750-770-775-050140-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

AMHERST 	     APPOMATTOX 	 BEDFORD	     
CAMPBELL	     CHARLOTTE		 FLOYD		     
FRANKLIN	     HALIFAX		 HENRY		     
MONTGOMERY	     PATRICK		 PITTSYLVANIA	     
ROANOKE 	     


VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

BEDFORD 	     DANVILLE		 LYNCHBURG	     
MARTINSVILLE	     RADFORD		 ROANOKE	     
SALEM		     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

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