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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 328
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   SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 328
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   300 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
          PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
          LARGE PART OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
          PARTS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM UNTIL
   1000 PM EDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2.5 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 90
   STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
   ROME GEORGIA TO 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   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 327...
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY
   ALONG AND S OF E/W FRONTAL ZONE ACROSS ERN TN.  WITH THE AIR MASS
   NOW MDTLY UNSTABLE AND UNCAPPED WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES AND 40-50KT
   OF SHEAR...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
   WILL DEVELOP.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 26040.
   
   
   ...HALES
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 328
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WW0328 Radar
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Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.
   SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 328
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   300 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
          PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
          LARGE PART OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
          PARTS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM UNTIL
   1000 PM EDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2.5 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 90
   STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
   ROME GEORGIA TO 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   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 327...
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY
   ALONG AND S OF E/W FRONTAL ZONE ACROSS ERN TN.  WITH THE AIR MASS
   NOW MDTLY UNSTABLE AND UNCAPPED WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES AND 40-50KT
   OF SHEAR...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
   WILL DEVELOP.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 26040.
   
   
   ...HALES
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WW0328 Radar
Note:  The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.
Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.
   SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 328
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   300 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
          PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
          LARGE PART OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
          PARTS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM UNTIL
   1000 PM EDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2.5 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 90
   STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
   ROME GEORGIA TO 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   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 327...
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY
   ALONG AND S OF E/W FRONTAL ZONE ACROSS ERN TN.  WITH THE AIR MASS
   NOW MDTLY UNSTABLE AND UNCAPPED WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES AND 40-50KT
   OF SHEAR...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
   WILL DEVELOP.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 26040.
   
   
   ...HALES