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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 31

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

425 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Eastern North Carolina

  Northeast South Carolina

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and Friday morning from 425

  PM until 100 AM EST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Lines and clusters of thunderstorms over the central

Carolinas will track eastward across the watch area late this

afternoon and evening.  The strongest cells will pose a risk of

damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

north and south of a line from 35 miles south southwest of Florence

SC to 40 miles northeast of Cape Hatteras NC. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 27...WW 29...WW 30...



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 24035.



...Hart

