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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 311

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

625 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  CENTRAL GEORGIA

  SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

  CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 625 PM

  UNTIL 100 AM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH

NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE GEORGIA TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF

WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH

SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE

FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY

DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 306...WW 307...WW

308...WW 309...WW 310...



DISCUSSION...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTH GA INTO CENTRAL NC

WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS

EVENING.  MODERATE INSTABILITY AND SUFFICIENT WINDS ALOFT WILL

MAINTAIN A RISK OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL IN THE STRONGER

STORMS.  ACTIVITY SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER DARK.



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 31025.





...HART

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