Full Notification

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 26
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1240 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

TORNADO WATCH 26 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

NJC001-005-007-009-011-015-019-021-023-025-029-033-035-212200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0026.140221T1740Z-140221T2200Z/

NJ
. NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATLANTIC BURLINGTON CAMDEN
CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND GLOUCESTER
HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX
MONMOUTH OCEAN SALEM
SOMERSET



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 26
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1240 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
COASTAL WATERS

* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1240 PM UNTIL 500 PM EST.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF TRENTON
NEW JERSEY TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON DELAWARE. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 22...WW 23...WW 24...WW
25...

DISCUSSION...PRE-FRONTAL TSTMS NOW STRENGTHENING OVER NERN AND SRN
MD EXPECTED TO MOVE/DEVELOP RAPIDLY NNEWD OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS
BOUNDARY LAYER OVER WW AREA CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE FROM THE SOUTH
IN RESPONSE TO STRONG SSW LOW-LVL FLOW/PRESSURE FALLS AHEAD OF COLD
FRONT NOW DESCENDING THE ERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS. AREA VWP
DATA SHOW 60 KT SSWLY 1 KM WINDS VEERING TO 75 KT SWLY FLOW AT 500
MB...YIELDING LONG/SLIGHTLY CURVED HODOGRAPHS FAVORABLE FOR
LEWPS/SMALL BOWS THAT COULD YIELD NARROW SWATHS OF DMGG WIND AND
POSSIBLY A COUPLE TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
350. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23055.


...CORFIDI