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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 373

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

655 AM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Eastern North Carolina

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Friday morning and afternoon from 655 AM until

  500 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated significant damaging wind gusts to 75 mph possible



SUMMARY...A corridor of supercell-favorable conditions will spread

slowly westward today north through east of Florence's center, and

in step with the translation of the center.  A few supercells may

last long enough to pose a tornado threat.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

either side of a line from 15 miles northwest of Goldsboro NC to 15

miles north northeast of Cape Hatteras NC. For a complete depiction

of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU3).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This tornado watch replaces tornado

watch number 372. Watch number 372 will not be in effect after

655 AM EDT.



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

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

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 10050.



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