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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 30
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1240 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northeast North Carolina
  Southeast Virginia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 1240 PM
  until 700 PM EST.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Fast-moving thunderstorms over central North Carolina will
track across the watch area this afternoon, posing a risk of
damaging wind gusts as isolated tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
north and south of a line from 15 miles southwest of Raleigh NC to
30 miles east northeast of Elizabeth City NC. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 26...WW 27...WW 28...WW
29...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
storm motion vector 24040.

...Hart