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Tornado Watch 688
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WW0688 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Very Low Very Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Very Low Very Low

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   SEL8

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 688
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   805 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     North Carolina
     Eastern South Carolina
     Southern Virginia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Friday morning and evening from 805 AM until 600
     PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes possible

   SUMMARY...Tornado threat east of the center of Helene will shift
   northward across the watch area through the day.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 110 statute miles
   either side of a line from 40 miles west northwest of Florence SC to
   20 miles northeast of Elizabeth City NC. 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...This tornado watch replaces tornado
   watch number 687. Watch number 687 will not be in effect after
   805 AM EDT. 

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
   storm motion vector 6045.

   ...Edwards
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