TORNADO WARNING

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
931 PM EST SUN MAR 7 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
GATES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
HERTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 950 PM EST

* AT 931 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 5 MILES WEST OF CHOWAN
BEACH...OR ABOUT OVER MURFREESBORO...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

* THE STORM PRODUCING THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
6 MILES SOUTH OF REYNOLDSON...AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF DRUM HILL AROUND
940 PM EST...

TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
VEHICLES AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.

[Josephine96]

That storm must have a twister in it if it's moving at 65mph. Either that or it's very powerful.. Stay safe

[WXBUFFJIM]

A tornado warning was issued earlier for Gates and Hertford Counties in ne North Carolina. That warning expired at 9:50 PM. However be on the lookout for possible tornadoes and wind damage along the Virginia/North Carolina border as this storm could rotate at anytime.

Otherwise expect 60 mph gusts with small hail, and horizontal rains.
Frequent lightning is also a threat for the VA tidewater and the NE North Carolina coast. While severe thunderstorm warnings are up for the tidewater area, keep an eye on a cell west of Norfolk. This cell could potentially spin up a tornado at anytime. There is alot of wind energy with this storm system and severe thunderstorms can and sometimes produce tornadoes with little or no advances warning.

The following is the current severe tstm warning for the tidewater.



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
953 PM EST SUN MAR 7 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CITY OF CHESAPEAKE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
CITY OF FRANKLIN IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
CITY OF SUFFOLK IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 1025 PM EST

* AT 946 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM WINDSOR TO 12 MILES WEST OF CLEOPUS...OR
FROM WINDSOR TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MURFREESBORO...MOVING EAST AT
55 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
GREAT BRIDGE AROUND 1025 PM EST...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES.
WINDS UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR.

THE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.


Jim

[ColdFront77]

That storm must have a twister in it if it's moving at 65mph. Either that or it's very powerful.. Stay safe

There were storms moving up to 70 mph several days ago and they had straight line winds/no tornadoes reported... so fast moving cells aren't necessarily tornadic.