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Initial List of Counties in SPC Tornado Watch 257 (WOU)
Back to Watch 257
WW0257 Overview WOU Image
   WOUS64 KWNS 070024
   WOU7
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 257
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   820 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009
   
   TORNADO WATCH 257 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   MDC009-019-037-039-045-047-070800-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0257.090507T0020Z-090507T0800Z/
   
   MD 
   .    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   CALVERT              DORCHESTER          SOMERSET            
   ST. MARYS            WICOMICO            WORCESTER           
   
   
   NCC001-007-015-029-033-037-041-053-057-063-065-067-069-073-077-
   081-083-085-091-101-105-123-125-127-131-135-139-143-145-151-153-
   167-181-183-185-195-070800-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0257.090507T0020Z-090507T0800Z/
   
   NC 
   .    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   ALAMANCE             ANSON               BERTIE              
   CAMDEN               CASWELL             CHATHAM             
   CHOWAN               CURRITUCK           DAVIDSON            
   DURHAM               EDGECOMBE           FORSYTH             
   FRANKLIN             GATES               GRANVILLE           
   GUILFORD             HALIFAX             HARNETT             
   HERTFORD             JOHNSTON            LEE                 
   MONTGOMERY           MOORE               NASH                
   NORTHAMPTON          ORANGE              PASQUOTANK          
   PERQUIMANS           PERSON              RANDOLPH            
   RICHMOND             STANLY              VANCE               
   WAKE                 WARREN              WILSON              
   
   
   VAC001-007-011-025-029-031-033-036-037-041-049-053-057-065-073-
   075-081-083-085-087-093-095-097-099-101-103-109-111-115-117-119-
   127-131-133-135-143-145-147-149-159-175-177-181-183-193-199-550-
   570-590-595-620-630-650-670-700-710-730-735-740-760-800-810-830-
   070800-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0257.090507T0020Z-090507T0800Z/
   
   VA 
   .    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   ACCOMACK             AMELIA              APPOMATTOX          
   BRUNSWICK            BUCKINGHAM          CAMPBELL            
   CAROLINE             CHARLES CITY        CHARLOTTE           
   CHESTERFIELD         CUMBERLAND          DINWIDDIE           
   ESSEX                FLUVANNA            GLOUCESTER          
   GOOCHLAND            GREENSVILLE         HALIFAX             
   HANOVER              HENRICO             ISLE OF WIGHT       
   JAMES CITY           KING AND QUEEN      KING GEORGE         
   KING WILLIAM         LANCASTER           LOUISA              
   LUNENBURG            MATHEWS             MECKLENBURG         
   MIDDLESEX            NEW KENT            NORTHAMPTON         
   NORTHUMBERLAND       NOTTOWAY            PITTSYLVANIA        
   POWHATAN             PRINCE EDWARD       PRINCE GEORGE       
   RICHMOND             SOUTHAMPTON         SPOTSYLVANIA        
   SURRY                SUSSEX              WESTMORELAND        
   YORK                 
   
   
   VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   CHESAPEAKE           COLONIAL HEIGHTS    DANVILLE            
   EMPORIA              FRANKLIN            FREDERICKSBURG      
   HAMPTON              HOPEWELL            NEWPORT NEWS        
   NORFOLK              PETERSBURG          POQUOSON            
   PORTSMOUTH           RICHMOND            SUFFOLK             
   VIRGINIA BEACH       WILLIAMSBURG        
   
   
   ANZ533-534-536-537-630-631-632-633-650-652-654-656-070800-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0257.090507T0020Z-090507T0800Z/
   
   CW 
   
   .    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
   
   CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD 
   
   CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA 
   
   TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD 
   
   TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA 
   
   CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA 
   
   CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA 
   
   CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA 
   
   CURRITUCK SOUND 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20
   NM 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
   20 NM 
   
   COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20
   NM 
   
   ATTN...WFO...LWX...AKQ...RNK...RAH...
   
   
   
Aviation Watch (SAW) for WW257
WW0257 Overview Image
Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
   SAW7 
   WW 257 TORNADO MD NC VA CW 070020Z - 070800Z
   AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF LINE..
   50SSW GSO/GREENSBORO NC/ - 10N WAL/WALLOPS VA/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM EITHER SIDE /35ENE CLT - 17S SBY/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..50 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.
   
   REPLACES WW 256..NC SC VA CW 
   
   LAT...LON 36258081 38907605 37257491 34597973
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU7.
   
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