SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 239
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1230 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1230 PM UNTIL
   600 PM EDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 130 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH OF SOUTH HILL
   VIRGINIA TO 30 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH HILL VIRGINIA.  FOR
   A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   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 238...
   
   DISCUSSION...RAPID DESTABILIZATION HAS OCCURRED ALONG STRONG WARM
   FRONT AND AHEAD OF VORT MAX CROSSING THE APPALACHIANS. EXPECT TSTMS
   TO INCREASE FROM SOUTH OF THE BLUE RIDGE TO THE TIDEWATER THROUGH
   THE AFTERNOON. STRONG EFFECTIVE SHEAR OF UP TO 50KT ACROSS THIS
   REGION WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS WITH SOME TORNADIC POTENTIAL ALONG
   THE WARM FRONT AND AHEAD OF SURFACE WAVE RIPPLING EAST ALONG THE
   FRONT. STORMS CROSSING TO THE COOL SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY WILL EXIST
   IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES AND SUFFICIENT EFFECTIVE
   SHEAR FOR HAIL PRODUCTION.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.
   
   
   ...CARBIN

   SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 239
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1230 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1230 PM UNTIL
   600 PM EDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 130 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH OF SOUTH HILL
   VIRGINIA TO 30 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH HILL VIRGINIA.  FOR
   A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   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 238...
   
   DISCUSSION...RAPID DESTABILIZATION HAS OCCURRED ALONG STRONG WARM
   FRONT AND AHEAD OF VORT MAX CROSSING THE APPALACHIANS. EXPECT TSTMS
   TO INCREASE FROM SOUTH OF THE BLUE RIDGE TO THE TIDEWATER THROUGH
   THE AFTERNOON. STRONG EFFECTIVE SHEAR OF UP TO 50KT ACROSS THIS
   REGION WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS WITH SOME TORNADIC POTENTIAL ALONG
   THE WARM FRONT AND AHEAD OF SURFACE WAVE RIPPLING EAST ALONG THE
   FRONT. STORMS CROSSING TO THE COOL SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY WILL EXIST
   IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES AND SUFFICIENT EFFECTIVE
   SHEAR FOR HAIL PRODUCTION.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.
   
   
   ...CARBIN

   WOUS64 KWNS 041624
   WOU9
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 239
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1230 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009
   
   TORNADO WATCH 239 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   VAC001-007-011-019-025-031-036-037-041-049-053-067-073-081-083-
   087-089-093-095-097-111-115-117-127-131-135-141-143-145-147-149-
   161-175-181-183-199-515-550-570-590-595-620-650-670-690-700-710-
   730-735-740-760-770-775-800-810-830-042200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0239.090504T1630Z-090504T2200Z/
   
   VA 
   .    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   ACCOMACK             AMELIA              APPOMATTOX          
   BEDFORD              BRUNSWICK           CAMPBELL            
   CHARLES CITY         CHARLOTTE           CHESTERFIELD        
   CUMBERLAND           DINWIDDIE           FRANKLIN            
   GLOUCESTER           GREENSVILLE         HALIFAX             
   HENRICO              HENRY               ISLE OF WIGHT       
   JAMES CITY           KING AND QUEEN      LUNENBURG           
   MATHEWS              MECKLENBURG         NEW KENT            
   NORTHAMPTON          NOTTOWAY            PATRICK             
   PITTSYLVANIA         POWHATAN            PRINCE EDWARD       
   PRINCE GEORGE        ROANOKE             SOUTHAMPTON         
   SURRY                SUSSEX              YORK                
   
   
   VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BEDFORD              CHESAPEAKE          COLONIAL HEIGHTS    
   DANVILLE             EMPORIA             FRANKLIN            
   HAMPTON              HOPEWELL            MARTINSVILLE        
   NEWPORT NEWS         NORFOLK             PETERSBURG          
   POQUOSON             PORTSMOUTH          RICHMOND            
   ROANOKE              SALEM               SUFFOLK             
   VIRGINIA BEACH       WILLIAMSBURG        
   
   
   ANZ631-632-654-656-042200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0239.090504T1630Z-090504T2200Z/
   
   CW 
   
   .    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
   
   CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA 
   
   CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA 
   
   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...AKQ...RNK...
   
   
   

   SAW9 
   WW 239 TORNADO VA CW 041630Z - 042200Z
   AXIS..130 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   55N AVC/SOUTH HILL VA/ - 30ESE AVC/SOUTH HILL VA/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 115NM E/W /35W RIC - 60S RIC/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.
   
   LAT...LON 37457568 36507520 36507988 37458041
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU9.
   

Watch 239 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 239

VALID 041940Z - 042040Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NNW ECG
TO 5 NNW ORF TO 30 SW RIC TO 10 W RIC.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 700

..SMITH..05/04/09

ATTN...WFO...AKQ...RNK...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 239 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

VAC001-036-073-095-097-115-127-131-149-181-199-550-570-650-670-
700-710-730-735-740-810-830-042040-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ACCOMACK	     CHARLES CITY	 GLOUCESTER	     
JAMES CITY	     KING AND QUEEN	 MATHEWS	     
NEW KENT	     NORTHAMPTON	 PRINCE GEORGE	     
SURRY		     YORK		 


VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

CHESAPEAKE	     COLONIAL HEIGHTS	 HAMPTON	     
HOPEWELL	     NEWPORT NEWS	 NORFOLK	     
PETERSBURG	     POQUOSON		 PORTSMOUTH	     
VIRGINIA BEACH	     WILLIAMSBURG	 
$$


ANZ631-632-654-656-042040-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA 

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 

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

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 239

VALID 041845Z - 041940Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 E RZZ TO
35 SSE RIC TO 35 ESE LYH TO 45 SSE CHO.

..SMITH..05/04/09

ATTN...WFO...AKQ...RNK...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 239 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

VAC001-007-036-041-049-053-073-087-093-095-097-115-127-131-135-
145-147-149-175-181-183-199-550-570-620-650-670-700-710-730-735-
740-760-800-810-830-041940-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ACCOMACK	     AMELIA		 CHARLES CITY	     
CHESTERFIELD	     CUMBERLAND 	 DINWIDDIE	     
GLOUCESTER	     HENRICO		 ISLE OF WIGHT	     
JAMES CITY	     KING AND QUEEN	 MATHEWS	     
NEW KENT	     NORTHAMPTON	 NOTTOWAY	     
POWHATAN	     PRINCE EDWARD	 PRINCE GEORGE	     
SOUTHAMPTON	     SURRY		 SUSSEX 	     
YORK		     


VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

CHESAPEAKE	     COLONIAL HEIGHTS	 FRANKLIN	     
HAMPTON 	     HOPEWELL		 NEWPORT NEWS	     
NORFOLK 	     PETERSBURG 	 POQUOSON	     
PORTSMOUTH	     RICHMOND		 SUFFOLK	     
VIRGINIA BEACH	     WILLIAMSBURG	 
$$


ANZ631-632-654-656-041940-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA 

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 

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

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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch (listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster. The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2% to 20% (F2-F5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities), "Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%. High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of an increased threat for a particular event.