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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 493

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

305 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeastern North Carolina

  Eastern South Carolina

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 305 PM until

  1100 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to track

eastward across South Carolina and into the watch area.  The

stronger cells will pose a risk of tornadoes and locally damaging

wind gusts through much of the evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles

either side of a line from 50 miles south southwest of Fayetteville

NC to 35 miles east of New Bern 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 492...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 22030.



...Hart

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