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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 205
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WW0205 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL5

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 205
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   255 PM EDT Tue May 9 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Eastern North Carolina
     Southern Virginia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until
     1000 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

   SUMMARY...Storms will continue to develop and increase across the
   region, resulting in a few supercells and organized storm clusters,
   which will be capable of large hail and damaging winds.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
   statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west northwest
   of Rocky Mount NC to 25 miles north northeast of Cape Hatteras NC.
   For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
   outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
   tornadoes.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 204...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   29025.

   ...Guyer
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