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SPC WW 061738

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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.



&&



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

