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096 

WWUS20 KWNS 201924

SEL8

SPC WW 201924

NCZ000-VAZ000-CWZ000-210300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 318

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

325 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTH CAROLINA

  SOUTHERN VIRGINIA

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 325 PM UNTIL

  1100 PM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN

COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WITHIN A MOIST/VERY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT THIS

AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH OF

DUBLIN VIRGINIA TO 50 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF RICHMOND VIRGINIA.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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 317...



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 24025.





...GUYER

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831 

WWUS20 KWNS 201924

SEL8

SPC WW 201924

NCZ000-VAZ000-CWZ000-210300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 318

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

325 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTH CAROLINA

  SOUTHERN VIRGINIA

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 325 PM UNTIL

  1100 PM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN

COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WITHIN A MOIST/VERY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT THIS

AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH OF

DUBLIN VIRGINIA TO 50 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF RICHMOND VIRGINIA.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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 317...



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 24025.





...GUYER

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