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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 55

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

935 PM EDT Sun Apr 15 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Eastern North Carolina

  Southeast Virginia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 935 PM

  until 300 AM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A line of strong/severe thunderstorms over central NC will

track northeastward across the watch area.  Very strong winds just

above the surface will promote a risk of damaging wind gusts or

brief tornadoes along the leading edge of the squall line.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles

east and west of a line from 60 miles northeast of Roanoke Rapids NC

to 15 miles south southeast of Jacksonville NC. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 53...WW 54...



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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 21040.



...Hart

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