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Tornado Watch 122
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WW0122 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Moderate
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL2
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 122
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   805 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
          SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 805 AM UNTIL 300
   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 85 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
   JACKSONVILLE NORTH CAROLINA TO 75 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
   NORFOLK VIRGINIA.  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 121...
   
   DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING ACROSS CENTRAL
   NC INTO SOUTHEAST VA...IN REGION OF STRONG LOW LEVEL
   THERMAL/MOISTURE ADVECTION.  ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE WITH
   DEEP LAYER VERTICAL SHEAR FAVORING SUPERCELL/BOW STRUCTURES.  HAIL
   AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
   WATCH...WITH AN INCREASING RISK OF TORNADOES FARTHER EAST WHERE
   RICHER MOISTURE AND MORE BACKED LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL PROMOTE LOW
   LEVEL MESOCYCLOGENESIS.
   
   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.
   
   
   ...HART
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