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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 374

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

440 PM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  central and eastern North Carolina

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 440 PM until

  1100 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible



SUMMARY...Convection in inland migrating bands, within the outer

northeast quadrant of Florence, may continue to pose a risk for

tornadoes through this evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

either side of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Goldsboro NC

to 70 miles east southeast of New Bern NC. For a complete depiction

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

WOU4).



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...This tornado watch replaces tornado

watch number 373. Watch number 373 will not be in effect after

440 PM EDT.



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 400. Mean

storm motion vector 12040.



...Kerr

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