• 2nd December 2009 - By Kelton Halbert
    URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
       TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 791
       NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
       700 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009
    
       THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
       TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
    
              EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
              EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
              COASTAL WATERS
    
       EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 700 PM
       UNTIL 400 AM EST.
    
       ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
    
       DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...
       THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
       POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
    
       THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
       MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
       FLORENCE SOUTH CAROLINA TO 55 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ELIZABETH
       CITY NORTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE
       THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
    
       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 789...WW 790...
    PUBLIC SEVERE OUTLOOK
    CZC SPCPWOSPC ALL
       WOUS40 KWNS 030100
       FLZ000-NCZ000-SCZ000-031200-
    
       PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
       NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
       0700 PM CST WED DEC 02 2009
    
       ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST US
       OVERNIGHT...
    
       THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE
       POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST US
       OVERNIGHT.
    
       CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG
       AND POSSIBLY LONG-LIVED TORNADOES.
    
       WHILE OVERALL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
       WIDESPREAD...THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT TORNADO AFTER DARK
       WARRANTS HEIGHTENED SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
    
       TORNADOES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR CAN BE
       PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY ARE USUALLY FAST-MOVING AND
       OBSCURED BY RAIN AND DARKNESS.
    
       THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE
    
              CENTRAL FLORIDA
              EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
              EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
    
       STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE MONITORING THIS DEVELOPING
       SITUATION. THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE
       WEATHER SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA
       WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS
       TONIGHT.
    
       ..DIAL.. 12/03/2009
    
       $$        
    This situation could be very dangerous, and immediate action should be taken.
     70% of 2 or more tornadoes, and 50% of EF-2-5 tornadoes possible! 
    Couple of graphics and links to read...


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    http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
    
    
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