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WWUS20 KWNS 031918
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SPC WW 031920
NCZ000-SCZ000-VAZ000-040000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 221 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
320 PM EDT SAT MAY 3 2003

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 

       WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
       FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 320 PM UNTIL
800 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 ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF DANVILLE
VIRGINIA TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF SPARTANBURG SOUTH
CAROLINA.

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 219...WW 220...


DISCUSSION...NARROW AXIS OF MODERATE INSTABILITY AHEAD OF
APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SUPPORT SCATTERED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS WW.  PRIMARY THREAT
WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL.  ACTIVITY SHOULD WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO
CENTRAL VA/NC AS LOW LEVELS REMAIN MORE STABLE.

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 26020.


...EVANS

365,0785 343,0802 343,0831 365,0814