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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 281
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WW0281 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 281
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   120 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          PARTS OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND
          MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
          PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 120 PM UNTIL
   900 PM EDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST
   SOUTHWEST OF CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA TO 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST
   OF PATUXENT RIVER MARYLAND.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE
   WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 280...
   
   DISCUSSION...FULL HEATING HAS DEVELOPED A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR
   MASS EAST OF MOUNTAINS. WITH 30-40KT OF SHEAR...THUNDERSTORMS WILL
   DEVELOP INITIALLY E OF HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOVE INTO MORE UNSTABLE
   AIR MASS ACROSS THE WATCH.  PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS
   AND HAIL...WITH POTENTIAL FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE ASSOCIATED
   WITH ANY SUPERCELL THAT COULD DEVELOP.
   
   AVIATION...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 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 24025.
   
   
   ...HALES
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