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Tornado Watch 273
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WW0273 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Very Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Very Low

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   SEL3
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 273
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   635 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          NORTHEAST GEORGIA
          WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
          WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
          NORTHEAST TENNESSEE
          SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
          SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 635 PM
   UNTIL 200 AM EDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
   TO 60 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
   BLUEFIELD WEST VIRGINIA TO 45 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE
   SOUTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
   
   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 268...WW 270...WW
   271...WW 272...
   
   DISCUSSION...CHANCE FOR ISOLD TORNADOES MAY PERSIST WITH
   SEMI-DISCRETE STORMS/WEAK SUPERCELLS MOVING GENERALLY E WITH STRONG
   WLY CURRENT ON S SIDE OF MCV IN NE KY.  LOW-LVL LAPSE RATES WILL
   REMAIN LIMITED.  BUT PRESENCE OF EXISTING STORMS IN WHAT WILL BECOME
   AN INCREASINGLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT MAY PROVE SUFFICIENT TO ENHANCE
   STORM ROTATION ...AND AN ISOLD TORNADO/SVR WIND AND HAIL THREAT.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
   GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450.
   MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
   
   
   ...CORFIDI
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