

234 

WWUS20 KWNS 090601

SEL5

SPC WW 090601

NCZ000-VAZ000-WVZ000-091000-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 95

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

205 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Extreme northwest North Carolina

  Much of western Virginia

  A small part of eastern West Virginia



* Effective this Thursday morning from 205 AM until 600 AM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A well-developed squall line and larger-scale convective

circulation will likely persist for a few more hours while moving

from West Virginia into western Virginia.  Given the strong winds

observed near and just above the surface with the storms in West

Virginia, occasional damaging gusts could reach the ground into

Virginia through the early morning hours.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles northwest of

Staunton VA to 45 miles southwest of Dublin VA. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 92...WW 93...WW 94...



AVIATION...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

29045.



...Thompson

