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WWUS20 KWNS 281816

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 398

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

220 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Eastern North Carolina

  Southeast Virginia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 220 PM

  until 900 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Clusters of thunderstorms will develop and spread across

the watch area through the afternoon.  Very hot/humid conditions and

favorable winds aloft will promote a risk of damaging wind gusts and

hail in the strongest cells.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles either side of a line from 65 miles east of Roanoke

Rapids NC to 35 miles west of Jacksonville NC. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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.



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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

33025.



...Hart

