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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 333
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WW0333 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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   SEL3
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 333
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   540 PM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          EXTREME EASTERN KENTUCKY
          WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
          SOUTHEAST OHIO
          WESTERN VIRGINIA
          WESTERN AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 540 PM UNTIL
   1100 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 50
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES EAST
   NORTHEAST OF PARKERSBURG WEST VIRGINIA TO 30 MILES SOUTH
   SOUTHWEST OF ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION
   OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU3).
   
   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 322...WW 323...WW
   324...WW 325...WW 326...WW 327...WW 328...WW 329...WW 330...WW
   331...WW 332...
   
   DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD OUT
   OF KY/TN INTO THE WATCH AREA.  MODERATE INSTABILITY AND SUFFICIENT
   VERTICAL SHEAR WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
   THROUGH THE EVENING CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
   
   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 25025.
   
   
   ...HART
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