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Tornado Watch 252
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WW0252 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Low Low

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   SEL2
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 252
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   850 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
          EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
          EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 850 AM UNTIL
   400 PM EDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF SAVANNAH
   GEORGIA TO 75 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW BERN NORTH CAROLINA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
   
   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 249...WW 250...WW 251...
   
   DISCUSSION...BROKEN BAND OF PRE-FRONTAL CONVECTION WILL PERSIST FOR
   THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE CLOSER TO
   THE COAST AS DAYTIME HEATING PROCEEDS.  THE ENVIRONMENT IS EXPECTED
   TO REMAIN MODERATELY UNSTABLE /MLCAPE AOA 1500 J PER KG/...WITH
   SUFFICIENT VERTICAL SHEAR TO MAINTAIN A THREAT FOR DAMAGING
   WINDS/LARGE HAIL...AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF TORNADOES WITH EMBEDDED
   SUPERCELLS/BOWS.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
   
   
   ...THOMPSON
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