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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 132

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

705 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Parts of central and eastern North Carolina

  Southeastern Virginia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 705 AM until

  100 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Some increase in thunderstorm coverage/intensity is

expected this morning as a strong storm system pivots northeastward

over North Carolina and Virginia.  Damaging winds should be the main

risk with a broken band of storms, though some supercell structures

will be possible with an attendant risk for isolated large hail and

a couple of tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

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

to 25 miles east of Fayetteville NC. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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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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 400. Mean

storm motion vector 21050.



...Thompson

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