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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 28

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1100 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  North Central North Carolina

  South Central Virginia



* Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 1100 AM

  until 500 PM EST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms continue to intensify across northern North

Carolina, with a risk of damaging winds or a tornado along the wedge

front this afternoon.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles

north and south of a line from 85 miles west of Danville VA to 40

miles east northeast of Danville VA. 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 26...WW 27...



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 24040.



...Hart

