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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 244
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WW0244 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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   SEL4
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 244
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1020 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          PARTS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
          PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
          MUCH OF EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1020 AM UNTIL 600
   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 60
   STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
   SAVANNAH GEORGIA TO JACKSONVILLE NORTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE
   DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
   
   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.
   
   DISCUSSION...WITH A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AND WEAKLY CAPPED AIR MASS
   IN PLACE ACROSS THE WATCH...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN NUMBER
   AND INTENSITY THRU THE AFTERNOON.  30-40KT OF SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH
   S/WV TROUGH PASSING BY TO THE N WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SHEAR FOR
   ORGANIZED CONVECTION AND POSSIBLE SUPERCELLS.  IN ADDITION TO LARGE
   HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BECOME AN INCREASING
   THREAT...PARTICULARLY WHERE SEA BREEZE FRONT CAN ENHANCE LOW LEVEL
   CONVERGENCE THIS AFTERNOON.
   
   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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