MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0025 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0329 AM CST WED JAN 07 2009 AREAS AFFECTED...NRN FL...ERN GA...SC...PARTS OF ERN NC CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 5... VALID 070929Z - 071100Z THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 5 CONTINUES. THE NEED FOR A NEW WW IS NOT CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED. BUT... SPORADIC DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY CONTINUE WITH A NARROW FRONTAL CONVECTIVE BAND THIS MORNING.Read more
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0024 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0132 AM CST WED JAN 07 2009 AREAS AFFECTED...SW...CNTRL...NE GA INTO THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 5... VALID 070732Z - 070930Z THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 5 CONTINUES. WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA. IT IS NOT CLEAR THAT AN ADDITIONAL WW WILL BE NEEDED INTO THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS...BUT TRENDS WILL BERead more
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0023 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1110 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2009 AREAS AFFECTED...NORTHEAST/SRN NEW ENGLAND CONCERNING...FREEZING RAIN VALID 070510Z - 070915Z ONGOING ICE STORM WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND NEWD OVERNIGHT. BY 12Z...THE TRANSITION BETWEEN SLEET AND FREEZING LINE SHOULD LIE ROUGHLY ALONG THE SRN SHORES OF LK ONTARIO TO NEAR THE ALB AND BOS METRO AREAS. WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN RATES OF 0.02 TO 0.10 IN/HR WILL CONTINUE...WITH THE MORE INTENSE RATES AND SIGNIFICANT ICERead more