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Tornado Watch 118
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Moderate
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 118
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   500 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Central and eastern North Carolina
     Northeastern South Carolina
     South central and southeastern Virginia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Monday morning from 500 AM until NOON EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A pre-frontal squall line with embedded bowing segments
   and supercells will continue to move east-northeastward through the
   morning toward North Carolina and southern Virginia.  Additionally,
   convection forming in the open warm sector will also have the
   potential to develop supercell structures.  The pre-frontal squall
   line has a history of tornadoes and damaging winds, and these
   threats are expected to persist and spread into the watch area
   through the morning.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 55 miles north of South Hill VA to 25
   miles southeast of Myrtle Beach SC. For a complete depiction of the
   watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

   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 115...WW 116...WW 117...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 23055.

   ...Thompson
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