Severe Thundestorm Watch

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Severe Thunderstorm watch out until 9 p.m. for far southwest Virginia, southeast KY, and northeast TN. Main squall line is still out in western TN and KY at this time, although some storms are popping out ahead of it.




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

EASTERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHEAST OHIO
SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN AND PARTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA
MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1240 PM UNTIL 900 PM EDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.


DISCUSSION...SQUALL LINE FROM SWRN OH TO WRN TN WILL CONTINUE
RAPIDLY EWD WITH INTENSIFICATION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS IT
ENCOUNTERS INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. SHEAR PROFILES PROVIDE BYS/WV TROUGH PASSING THRU GREAT LAKES WILL ENHANCE WIND DAMAGE
POTENTIAL...PARTICULARLY ASSOCIATED WITH BOWING SEGMENTS IN THE SQUALL LINE.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF CROSSVILLE TENNESSEE TO 15 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH
SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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.

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
VAC105-169-082300-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0042.070608T2154Z-070608T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
554 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JONESVILLE...
SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GATE CITY...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 552 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PENNINGTON GAP...OR ABOUT NEAR JONESVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
GATE CITY AND WEBER CITY BY 700 PM EDT...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS. REMEMBER...
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.

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**Updated to add Wise County

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
VAC195-720-082300-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0043.070608T2201Z-070608T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
601 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CITY OF NORTON IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NORTON...
WISE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WISE...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 557 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
WEST OF NORTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
NORTON BY 615 PM EDT...
WISE BY 620 PM EDT...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS. REMEMBER...
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.

[MikeJones]

Let it rain!!