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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 118

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

500 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central and eastern North Carolina

  Northeastern South Carolina

  South central and southeastern Virginia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Monday morning from 500 AM until NOON EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A pre-frontal squall line with embedded bowing segments

and supercells will continue to move east-northeastward through the

morning toward North Carolina and southern Virginia.  Additionally,

convection forming in the open warm sector will also have the

potential to develop supercell structures.  The pre-frontal squall

line has a history of tornadoes and damaging winds, and these

threats are expected to persist and spread into the watch area

through the morning.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

east and west of a line from 55 miles north of South Hill VA to 25

miles southeast of Myrtle Beach SC. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 115...WW 116...WW 117...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 23055.



...Thompson

