Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Tornado watch in effect for DC, Maryland, Virginia areas - @NWSSPC


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Initial List of Counties in SPC Tornado Watch 642 (WOU)
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WW0642 Overview WOU Image
     WOUS64 KWNS 181451     WOU2          BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED     TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 642     NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK     1055 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012          TORNADO WATCH 642 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR THE      FOLLOWING LOCATIONS          DCC001-182300-     /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0642.120918T1455Z-120918T2300Z/          DC      .    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA                MDC003-005-009-013-017-019-021-025-027-031-033-037-039-043-045-     047-510-182300-     /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0642.120918T1455Z-120918T2300Z/          MD      .    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE          ANNE ARUNDEL         BALTIMORE           CALVERT                  CARROLL              CHARLES             DORCHESTER               FREDERICK            HARFORD             HOWARD                   MONTGOMERY           PRINCE GEORGES      SOMERSET                 ST. MARYS            WASHINGTON          WICOMICO                 WORCESTER                           MARYLAND INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE          BALTIMORE CITY                      NCC015-029-033-041-053-073-091-131-139-143-182300-     /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0642.120918T1455Z-120918T2300Z/          NC      .    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE          BERTIE               CAMDEN              CASWELL                  CHOWAN               CURRITUCK           GATES                    HERTFORD             NORTHAMPTON         PASQUOTANK               PERQUIMANS                          VAC001-003-007-009-011-013-015-025-029-031-033-036-037-041-043-     047-049-053-057-059-061-065-069-073-075-079-081-083-085-087-093-     095-097-099-101-103-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-125-127-131-133-     135-137-139-143-145-147-149-153-157-159-165-171-175-177-179-181-     183-187-193-199-510-540-550-570-590-595-600-610-620-630-650-660-     670-680-683-685-700-710-730-735-740-760-790-800-810-820-830-840-     182300-     /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0642.120918T1455Z-120918T2300Z/          VA      .    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE          ACCOMACK             ALBEMARLE           AMELIA                   AMHERST              APPOMATTOX          ARLINGTON                AUGUSTA              BRUNSWICK           BUCKINGHAM               CAMPBELL             CAROLINE            CHARLES CITY             CHARLOTTE            CHESTERFIELD        CLARKE                   CULPEPER             CUMBERLAND          DINWIDDIE                ESSEX                FAIRFAX             FAUQUIER                 FLUVANNA             FREDERICK           GLOUCESTER               GOOCHLAND            GREENE              GREENSVILLE              HALIFAX              HANOVER             HENRICO                  ISLE OF WIGHT        JAMES CITY          KING AND QUEEN           KING GEORGE          KING WILLIAM        LANCASTER                LOUDOUN              LOUISA              LUNENBURG                MADISON              MATHEWS             MECKLENBURG              MIDDLESEX            NELSON              NEW KENT                 NORTHAMPTON          NORTHUMBERLAND      NOTTOWAY                 ORANGE               PAGE                PITTSYLVANIA             POWHATAN             PRINCE EDWARD       PRINCE GEORGE            PRINCE WILLIAM       RAPPAHANNOCK        RICHMOND                 ROCKINGHAM           SHENANDOAH          SOUTHAMPTON              SPOTSYLVANIA         STAFFORD            SURRY                    SUSSEX               WARREN              WESTMORELAND             YORK                                VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE          ALEXANDRIA           CHARLOTTESVILLE     CHESAPEAKE               COLONIAL HEIGHTS     DANVILLE            EMPORIA                  FAIRFAX              FALLS CHURCH        FRANKLIN                 FREDERICKSBURG       HAMPTON             HARRISONBURG             HOPEWELL             LYNCHBURG           MANASSAS                 MANASSAS PARK        NEWPORT NEWS        NORFOLK                  PETERSBURG           POQUOSON            PORTSMOUTH               RICHMOND             STAUNTON            SUFFOLK                  VIRGINIA BEACH       WAYNESBORO          WILLIAMSBURG             WINCHESTER                          WVC003-037-065-182300-     /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0642.120918T1455Z-120918T2300Z/          WV      .    WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE          BERKELEY             JEFFERSON           MORGAN                             ANZ530-531-532-533-534-535-536-537-538-539-540-541-542-543-630-     631-632-633-634-650-652-654-656-658-182300-     /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0642.120918T1455Z-120918T2300Z/          CW           .    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE          CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD           CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD           CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD           CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD           CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA           TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD           TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD           TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA           PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR           CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD           EASTERN BAY           CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER           PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD           TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH     ISLAND           CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA           CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA           CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA           CURRITUCK SOUND           CHESAPEKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING THE     CHESAPEKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL           COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20     NM           COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM           COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT     20 NM           COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA     BORDER OUT TO 20 NM           COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT     20 NM           ATTN...WFO...LWX...AKQ...RNK...                 
Aviation Watch (SAW) for WW642
WW0642 Overview Image
Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
     SAW2      WW 642 TORNADO DC MD NC VA WV CW 181455Z - 182300Z     AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..     35ESE AVC/SOUTH HILL VA/ - 40NNE BWI/BALTIMORE MD/     ..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM E/W /61S RIC - 31ENE EMI/     HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..0.5 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.     MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23040.          LAT...LON 36477908 39707808 39707469 36477584          THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A     COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS     FOR WOU2.