High Risk Outlook/PDS Tornado Watch in Carolinas

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The SPC is going high risk for eastern North Carolina this afternoon due to moderate instability, increasing moisture and very strong shear.  They warn that there is a possibility of significant tornadoes.

They just issued a PDS (Particularly Dangerous Situation) tornado watch for parts of the Carolinas and southern Virginia.

Here is the text of the Mesoscale Discussion…

ACUS11 KWNS 161616
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 161616
NCZ000-SCZ000-161715-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0454
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1116 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

AREAS AFFECTED…ERN NC

CONCERNING…OUTLOOK UPGRADE

VALID 161616Z – 161715Z

AN UPGRADE TO HIGH RISK FOR THE 1630Z CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK UPDATE IS
FORTHCOMING FOR ERN NC.  THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG
SHEAR/MODERATE INSTABILITY…INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE…AND
LARGE SCALE ASCENT ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING LENDS
CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST FOR AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES.

..SMITH.. 04/16/2011

…PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT…

ATTN…WFO…AKQ…MHX…RAH…ILM…

LAT…LON   34047921 35927883 36467841 36547738 36417656 35997655
34857678 33877798 33787883 34047921

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