[MDC-EC] Tornado Watch 934 expires 7:00PM EST 11/15/2008

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Sat Nov 15 13:19:02 EST 2008


Issued at: 12:25 PM EST 11/15/08, expires at: 7:00 PM EST 11/15/08

Tornado watch 934 is in effect until 700 pm est for the following locations
Md ., Maryland Counties Included Are:
Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles,
Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince Georges,
Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Marys, Talbot, Wicomico, Worcester
Maryland Independent Cities Included Are:
Baltimore City.

Urgent - Immediate Broadcast Requested Tornado Watch Number 934 Nws Storm
Prediction Center Norman OK 1225 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2008

The Nws Storm Prediction Center Has Issued A Tornado Watch For Portions Of
District Of Columbia, Delaware, Much Of Maryland, All But Northern New Jersey
Parts Of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Much Of Eastern Virginia Coastal Waters

Effective This Saturday Afternoon And Evening From 1225 PM Until 700 PM EST.

Tornadoes... Hail To 1 Inch 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 25 Miles West Northwest Of Trenton New Jersey To 20 Miles East
Southeast Of South Hill Virginia. For A Complete Depiction Of The Watch See The
Associated Watch Outline Update (wous64 Kwns Wou4).

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.

Discussion... Very Strong Upper Trough And Associated Wind Fields Approaching
Mid Atlantic States Where Air Mass Has Continued To Warm And Destabilize This
AM. Thunderstorms Expected To Develop Along/Ahead Of Cold Front Now Moving E Of
Appalachians In The Form Of A Squall Line. In Addition To Wind Damage...
Embedded Supercells Are Possible With Tornado Potential. Activity Expected To
Spread Newd Across The Watch Area During The Afternoon.

Aviation... Tornadoes And A Few Severe Thunderstorms With Hail Surface And
Aloft
To 1 Inch. Extreme Turbulence And Surface Wind Gusts To 60 Knots. A Few
Cumulonimbi With Maximum Tops To 450. Mean Storm Motion Vector 23045.




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