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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 378

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1100 PM EDT Sat Sep 15 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast North Carolina

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1100 PM

  until 700 AM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible



SUMMARY...The winds above the surface remain relatively strong in

association with Tropical Storm Florence. This, in conjunction with

a very moist air mass, will continue to support inland-spreading

supercells capable of brief tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

east and west of a line from 15 miles north of Fayetteville NC to 30

miles south of Wilmington NC. 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 377...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 13050.



...Guyer

