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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 126

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

245 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern North Carolina

  Southeast South Carolina



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 245 PM

  until 800 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Scattered severe thunderstorms will spread into coastal

South Carolina/southern North Carolina over the next few hours.

Damaging winds and large hail are the primary threats but isolated

tornadoes are also possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

either side of a line from 35 miles southwest of Florence SC to 40

miles east northeast of Myrtle Beach SC. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU6).



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 125...



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

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 26030.



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