Thursday, April 11, 2013

FIRST ALERT: Elevated severe risk as storms arrive overnight

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
420 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

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420 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF IT...STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. SOME OF THE
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS. THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY FOR AN ISOLATED
TORNADO...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. THE TIME FRAME FOR
THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE THIS EVENING TO
SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITH HEAVY RAIN...THERE ALSO EXISTS THE
POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR THIS EVENING.

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