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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 54

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

615 PM EDT Sun Apr 15 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  South Central Virginia



* Effective this Sunday night from 615 PM until Midnight EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...A line of intense thunderstorms over central North

Carolina will track north-northeastward into the watch area this

evening, posing a threat of locally damaging wind gusts and a few

tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles

east and west of a line from 90 miles north of South Hill VA to 15

miles south southwest of South Hill VA. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU4).



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 52...WW 53...



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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 21040.



...Hart

