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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 408

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

140 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  norhtern through Central Georgia

  southern North Carolina

  South Carolina

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 140 PM until

  1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage and

intensity this afternoon over a large part of the Southeast States

posing a risk for scattered damaging wind and hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 105

statute miles either side of a line from 45 miles north northeast of

Florence SC to 50 miles west southwest of Macon GA. 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.



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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

29035.



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