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SunAlsoRises
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 Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:41 am Post subject: Tornado Warning |
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Just saw this on my desktop weather widget:
| Quote: | THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8:00AM EST
Issued: Saturday, November 15, 2008 2:04 AM EST
Expires: Saturday, November 15, 2008 8:00 AM EST |
| Quote: | THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8:00AM EST
Sel3 Spc Ww 150527
Urgent - Immediate Broadcast Requested Tornado Watch Number 933 Nws Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1225 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2008
The Nws Storm Prediction Center Has Issued A Tornado Watch For Portions Of
Central And Eastern North Carolina Coastal Waters
Effective This Saturday Morning From 1225 AM Until 800 AM 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 95 Statute Miles East And West Of A Line From 30 Miles West Of Jacksonville North Carolina To 45 Miles West Northwest Of Elizabeth City North Carolina. For A Complete Depiction Of The Watch See The Associated Watch Outline Update (wous64 Kwns Wou3).
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 931...Ww 932...
Discussion...Broken Band Of Tstms Now Over Wrn Parts Of The Sc Cstl Plns Expected To Continue Newd...With Additional Storms Possibly Forming On Nrn Side Of Convective System As It Interacts With Sw-Ne Warm Front Over The NC Piedmont. Forcing For Ascent...Deep Shear...And Low Lvl Shear Expected To Increase Across Ww Later This Morning As Fl Panhandle Upr Vort Accelerates Newd. Coupled With Influx Of Wrn Atlantic Boundary Layer Moisture...Setup Could Yield Semi-Discrete Storms/Additional Broken Line Segments That Pose A Threat For Tornadoes...In Addition To Dmgg Wind.
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 22045.
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Nighthawk
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:35 am Post subject: |
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| Yea I was awakened tp a huge wind sound. I thought it was a front moving through or something, but apparently that was the tornado. It was dark so I couldn't exactly see a funnel or vortex, so I don't know if it went right over our house or what, but that was the most I've seen the trees bend since the last hurricane. |
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SunAlsoRises
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| Nighthawk wrote: | | Yea I was awakened tp a huge wind sound. I thought it was a front moving through or something, but apparently that was the tornado. It was dark so I couldn't exactly see a funnel or vortex, so I don't know if it went right over our house or what, but that was the most I've seen the trees bend since the last hurricane. |
Wow! That's pretty insane man.
Do you live in the city limits? I haven't noticed it get that bad yet.
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Nighthawk
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:48 am Post subject: |
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| Yes I live in town. In Scotland Neck. Right where they said that it was hitting. |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:08 am Post subject: |
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http://www.wral.com/weather/story/3966035/
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Cap'n Slappy
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:41 am Post subject: |
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| Nighthawk wrote: | | Yes I live in town. In Scotland Neck. Right where they said that it was hitting. |
I'm glad you and the family are ok nighthawk. That was probably a wake up call from God concerning your political leanings. 
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Nighthawk
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:51 am Post subject: |
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Ha.....ha.... 
Apparently it wasn't on the ground at the time or it was at the end of its life, so it was probably an F0. Pretty thankful now after seeing the footage from Kenley. I am definitely signing up for the WRAL Weather Alert system that calls you when you are in a warning. Its better than the Skywarn radios because it uses a GIS system when they push out the warnings to only call places directly in the path, not the whole county. Obviously folks would have been getting wakeup calls in RR for something that was never even close to ya'll. So it sounds like a pretty worthwhile safety feature that is absolutely free.
I really did think they would have blown the warning sirens in town if we had a tornado on the way. That was kind of a shock to me! |
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SunAlsoRises
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:50 am Post subject: |
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| Nighthawk wrote: | Ha.....ha....
Apparently it wasn't on the ground at the time or it was at the end of its life, so it was probably an F0. Pretty thankful now after seeing the footage from Kenley. I am definitely signing up for the WRAL Weather Alert system that calls you when you are in a warning. Its better than the Skywarn radios because it uses a GIS system when they push out the warnings to only call places directly in the path, not the whole county. Obviously folks would have been getting wakeup calls in RR for something that was never even close to ya'll. So it sounds like a pretty worthwhile safety feature that is absolutely free.
I really did think they would have blown the warning sirens in town if we had a tornado on the way. That was kind of a shock to me! |
I use a desktop weather widget. It flashes a red "Alert" when your county is in a severe storms path.
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