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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 91

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

115 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Eastern North Carolina

  Northeastern South Carolina

  Southeastern Virginia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Friday afternoon from 115 PM until Midnight EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely

  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

    mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 0.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Several rounds of strong-severe thunderstorms are expected

through early tonight.  The initial storms ongoing from eastern

North Carolina into southeastern Virginia will pose a threat for a

tornado or two, as well as isolated damaging winds.  Later this

afternoon, additional storms/potential supercells could form from

eastern South Carolina into central North Carolina and spread into

the watch area.  This evening into early tonight, the main band of

storms should progress across the watch area, with an accompanying

threat for damaging winds and a couple of tornadoes with embedded

supercells and bowing segments.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

east and west of a line from 45 miles north northeast of Richmond VA

to 15 miles west southwest of Myrtle Beach SC. 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 87...WW 88...WW 89...WW

90...



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

surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24045.



...Thompson

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