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  NWS Norman, Oklahoma - Weather Glossary for Storm Spotters
Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings typically are issued for periods of an hour or less, flash flood warnings typically for three hours or less.
Slight Risk (of severe thunderstorms) - Severe thunderstorms are expected to affect between 2 and 5 percent of the area.
Several suction vortices typically are present in a multiple-vortex tornado.
www.srh.noaa.gov /oun/severewx/glossary4.php   (4121 words)

  
  Severe thunderstorm watch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A severe thunderstorm watch (code: WS; sometimes referred to as "blue box" by meteorologists and storm chasers) is issued when weather conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms.
If the thunderstorms are forecasted to be so severe that they may produced tornadoes, then a tornado watch (which also automatically implies a severe thunderstorm watch) is issued.
The watch boxes (or weather watches, WWs) are usually issued in the format of x miles north and south, or east and west, or either side of a line from y miles direction of city, state, to z miles another direction of another city, state.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Severe_thunderstorm_watch   (316 words)

  
 Severe thunderstorm warning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A severe thunderstorm warning is issued when trained spotters or doppler radar indicate a strong thunderstorm is producing dangerously large hail or high winds, capable of causing significant damage.
A severe thunderstorm warning can also be upgraded to a tornado warning if a tornado is detected on radar or actually spotted.
Generally, but not always, a severe thunderstorm watch or tornado watch will precede a warning.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Severe_thunderstorm_warning   (343 words)

  
 Thunderstorm
Severe thunderstorms produce hail the size of a dime or larger and/or winds of 58 miles per hour or greater.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Issued to alert the public that conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Issued by local NWS offices to warn the public that a severe thunderstorm has been sighted by storm spotters or has been indicated by radar.
www.floridadisaster.org /bpr/EMTOOLS/Severe/thunderstorms.htm   (528 words)

  
 Severe Thunderstorms Watches and Warnings - Weather Safety Tips and Information - Sharp Communication   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A severe thunderstorm is any storm with winds in excess of 60 miles an hour or with hail 3/4-inch or larger.
Severe thunderstorms produce dangerous lightning, damaging winds, hail and heavy rains which may result in flooding.
The 1994 severe weather that hit the Holiday Homes area and the City of Madison that did much damage was caused by a severe thunderstorm.
www.sharpcom.com /stormalert/safety/thunderstorms.htm   (311 words)

  
 Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 540
Note: The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch (listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
www.spc.noaa.gov /products/watch/ww0540.html   (318 words)

  
 Severe Thunderstorm Watch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Watch the sky and stay tuned to TV or radio to know when warnings are issued.
Watches are intended to heighten public awareness and should not be confused with warnings.
Severe weather warnings are issued on a county or parish basis.
www.parish.iberville.la.us /911/Guidebook/12thunderstorm.htm   (358 words)

  
 Severe Thunderstorm Preparation and Response
When a severe thunderstorm WARNING is issued, review what actions to take under a tornado warning or a flash flood warning.
For example, a severe thunderstorm watch means that a severe thunderstorm is expected in the next six hours or so within an area approximately 120 to 150 miles wide and 300 to 400 miles long (36,000 to 60,000 square miles).
To estimate the number of miles you are from a thunderstorm, count the number of seconds between a flash of lightning and the next clap of thunder.
www.disastercenter.com /guide/thunder.html   (3357 words)

  
 WOWT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for southeast Nebraska and northwest Missouri until 3 a.m.
The watch includes the Nebraska counties of Gage, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson, and Saline and the Missouri counties of Atchison, Holt, and Nodaway.
The watch includes the Nebraska counties of Gage, Johnson, Lancaster (though not the city of Lincoln), Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson, and Saline, the Iowa counties of Fremont and Page, and the Missouri counties of Atchison, Holt, and Nodaway.
www.wowt.com /home/headlines/966096.html   (136 words)

  
 Severe thunderstorm watch for several counties | wkyc.com
There are severe thunderstorm watches for Carroll, Holmes, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties until 8:00 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm watch for Lorain and western counties
CLEVELAND -- A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for much of the western portion of the Channel 3 viewing area.
www.wkyc.com /news/news_fullstory.asp?id=38364   (232 words)

  
 www.spidion.com - Weather Forecast, Air, Aviation, Hazards, Huracanes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Thunderstorms and the Electric Circuit of the Atmosphere charge between precipitation particles (and air pollutants) is of major scientific importance.
Thunderstorm and Lightning Facts The typical thunderstorm is 15 miles in diameter and lasts an average of 30 minutes.
Watch The Weather Channel Live on Copyright © 1995-2005, The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc. Channel is accentuated in monitoring the weather conditions at PGA TOUR events The Weather Channel is 'The Official Forecaster of the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour.
www.spidion.com /content/chapter55.html   (15077 words)

  
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THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTH OF LATROBE PENNSYLVANIA TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRADFORD PENNSYLVANIA.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTH OF WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANIA TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF ITHACA NEW YORK.
www.angelfire.com /pa5/pawx/081901/081901-ww.html   (407 words)

  
 Tri-state Under Severe Thunderstorm Watch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Wayne and Fayette counties in Indiana until 7:30 p.m.
Severe thunderstorms are capable of producing severe lightening, damaging winds of up to 60 mph, heavy rain and large hail.
Watch 9News at 11 for the latest local and national news stories.
www.wcpo.com /news/2003/local/07/05/stormwatch.html   (251 words)

  
 U.S. Severe Weather Map : Weather Underground
A tornado watch is issued when thunderstorms in and near the watch box area may produce tornadoes.
A severe thunderstorm warning is issued when a storm with any of these severe weather criteria is approaching the warning area:
A severe thunderstorm watch is issued when there is a possibility that thunderstorms in and near the watch box area may produce the following severe weather conditions:
www.wunderground.com /severe.asp   (1081 words)

  
 wjz.com - Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect
(AP) A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm watch means conditions are favorable for 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.
wjz.com /topstories/local_story_208135501.html   (145 words)

  
 Severe thunderstorm watch for northern Ohio until 11 p.m. | wkyc.com
Severe thunderstorm watch for northern Ohio until 11 p.m.
POSTED: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 12:39:44 PM UPDATED: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:45:57 PM CLEVELAND -- A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for northern Ohio until 11 p.m.
Watch the storm hit downtown with our CSU Sky Ca These thunderstorms will be generated by a passing cold front this evening and overnight.
www.wkyc.com /news/news_fullstory.asp?id=38414   (182 words)

  
 Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms happen in every state, and every thunderstorm has lightning.
thunderstorm - thunderstorm, violent, local atmospheric disturbance accompanied by lightning, thunder, and heavy...
lightning - lightning, electrical discharge accompanied by thunder, commonly occurring during a thunderstorm.
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0875669.html   (283 words)

  
 Severe thunderstorm watch for area
Much of the area is now under a severe thunderstorm watch until 7 pm tonight.
The watch covers Northern Virginia, including the Fredericksburg and Culpeper areas, DC and western and central Maryland.
The National Weather Service is warning that along with the thunderstorms there could be lightning, two-inch hail, and winds gusting to 70-miles-an-hour.
www.fredericksburg.com /News/FLS/2003/052003/05072003/1052328561   (139 words)

  
 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO,WESTERN OKLAHOMA, NORTHWEST TEXAS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Seriously, it is weird to turn on the PC and get a weather report on FR before I hear about it on the local TV or radio stations.
It was still raining when I went to bed and I fell asleep to the sound of the rain.
There was minor street flooding down in Duncan but nobody drove through it this time since several people had gotten caught in the flooding on Friday.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1124275/posts   (1214 words)

  
 OWS Severe Thunderstorm Watch and Warning Page
Saturday, July 28, 2007 10:20 AM Vorticy moving in from NW Arizona, and increasing instability will cause Severe Thunderstorms across Eastern California today.
OWS Tornado Watch is also out for this area as shear looks good enough.
Check the Monsoon Forecast Center for the latest Severe Thunderstorm Watches OWS has issued OUTSIDE of Southern California if you are interested.
www.ontarioweatherservice.com /stw.html   (78 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
THIS IS NOT AN ACTIVE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT.
CHEROKEE O E L Y GRAHAM A A ON SWAIN $$ AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS AND SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTER GROUPS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY STORM INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER AEHVRC.
weather.noaa.gov /pub/SL.us008001/DF.c5/DC.textf/DS.slsww/sn.0215.txt   (287 words)

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