!CANCELED – CANCELED – CANCELED!
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 247
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1240 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
SCROLL FOR DETAILED COUNTY OUTLINE AREAS
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARYLAND
NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA
FAR NORTHEAST TENNESSEE
VIRGINIA
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING FROM 1240 AM UNTIL 800 AM EDT.
TORNADOES…HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF
MARTINSBURG WEST VIRGINIA TO 50 MILES WEST OF GREENSBORO NORTH
CAROLINA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
REMEMBER…A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 238…WW 239…WW
240…WW 241…WW 242…WW 244…WW 245…WW 246…
DISCUSSION…TSTMS CURRENTLY CRESTING THE BLUE RIDGE ARE EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS THEY ENCOUNTER A MOIST
AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT.
GIVEN THE STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR IN PLACE…THE SETUP WILL FAVOR A
CONTINUATION OF SUPERCELLS AND BOWING STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF
TORNADOES…DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL.
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 240/247
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1242 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 247 UNTIL
8 AM EDT THIS MORNING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH
240. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
IN MARYLAND THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MARYLAND
ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY
PRINCE GEORGES
IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND
CARROLL FREDERICK WASHINGTON
IN NORTHERN MARYLAND
BALTIMORE HARFORD
IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND
CALVERT CHARLES ST. MARYS
IN WESTERN MARYLAND
ALLEGANY
IN VIRGINIA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
ALBEMARLE GREENE KING GEORGE
NELSON ORANGE SPOTSYLVANIA
IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
ARLINGTON CULPEPER FAIRFAX
FAUQUIER LOUDOUN PRINCE WILLIAM
STAFFORD
IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA
CLARKE FREDERICK MADISON
PAGE RAPPAHANNOCK SHENANDOAH
WARREN
IN WESTERN VIRGINIA
AUGUSTA HIGHLAND ROCKINGHAM
IN WEST VIRGINIA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA
BERKELEY GRANT HAMPSHIRE
HARDY JEFFERSON MINERAL
MORGAN PENDLETON
IN MARYLAND THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 1 INDEPENDENT CITY
IN NORTHERN MARYLAND
BALTIMORE CITY
IN VIRGINIA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 11 INDEPENDENT CITIES
IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG
IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH
CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK
IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA
CITY OF HARRISONBURG CITY OF WINCHESTER
IN WESTERN VIRGINIA
CITY OF STAUNTON CITY OF WAYNESBORO
