Urgent: Nelson & Wintergreen : Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10 PM : CANCELED LOCALLY

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Updated 7:46 PM EDT
The thunderstorm watch for Nelson and many areas around has been trimmed back and canceled. Counties to the south and east are still under the watch until 10PM EDT

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 543
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
746 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 543 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN VIRGINIA THIS CANCELS 11 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

ALBEMARLE GREENE NELSON
ORANGE SPOTSYLVANIA

IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

CULPEPER

IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA

MADISON PAGE RAPPAHANNOCK

IN WESTERN VIRGINIA

AUGUSTA ROCKINGHAM

IN VIRGINIA THIS CANCELS 5 INDEPENDENT CITIES

IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG

IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA

CITY OF HARRISONBURG

IN WESTERN VIRGINIA

CITY OF STAUNTON CITY OF WAYNESBORO

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…CHARLOTTESVILLE…CHARLOTTESVILLE…
CULPEPER…FREDERICKSBURG…GREENFIELD…HARRISONBURG…
HARRISONBURG…LURAY…MADISON…ORANGE…
SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE…STANARDSVILLE…STAUNTON…STAUNTON…
WASHINGTON…WAYNESBORO AND WAYNESBORO.

Updated: 3:21 PM EDT : I still see thunderstorm development to our west on radar, but the cloud cover here in the immediate Nelson area is helping to limit thunderstorm development currently. I am not impressed by the dynamics I see so far for the potential of severe weather. But, keeping an eye to the west to see if those storms can make it over the mountain here. Stronger storms have broken out to our south and east away from the area. Moving SE

More as it develops.
-T-

URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 543
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
205 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007

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

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DELAWARE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MARYLAND
NEW JERSEY
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA
NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 205 PM UNTIL
1000 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 EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF
ALLENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF
CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA. 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 542…

DISCUSSION…AIR MASS CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE ACROSS PARTS OF VA
INTO MD WHERE STRONG STORMS ARE ADVANCING AHEAD OF BOUNDARY AHEAD OF
THE MAIN FRONTAL BOUNDARY. MAIN THREAT WITH THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS AND SOME 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 24035.

County Outline area for watch:

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 543
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
205 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 543 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALBEMARLE ALLEGHANY AMHERST
APPOMATTOX ARLINGTON AUGUSTA
BATH BOTETOURT BUCKINGHAM
CAROLINE CHESTERFIELD CULPEPER
CUMBERLAND ESSEX FAIRFAX
FAUQUIER FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND
GREENE HANOVER HENRICO
HIGHLAND KING AND QUEEN KING GEORGE
KING WILLIAM LOUDOUN LOUISA
MADISON NELSON NEW KENT
NORTHUMBERLAND ORANGE PAGE
POWHATAN PRINCE WILLIAM RAPPAHANNOCK
RICHMOND ROCKBRIDGE ROCKINGHAM
SPOTSYLVANIA STAFFORD WESTMORELAND

VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

ALEXANDRIA BUENA VISTA CHARLOTTESVILLE
COVINGTON FAIRFAX FALLS CHURCH
FREDERICKSBURG HARRISONBURG LEXINGTON
MANASSAS MANASSAS PARK RICHMOND
STAUNTON WAYNESBORO