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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 688

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

340 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Western and central North Carolina

  Northern South Carolina



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until

  1100 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A mixed mode of line segments along a sweeping cold front

along with a few discrete cells ahead of the line will yield a risk

for predominately damaging winds and a few tornadoes this evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles

east and west of a line from 20 miles west southwest of Columbia SC

to 30 miles northeast of Greensboro NC. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU8).



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 685...WW 686...WW 687...



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

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 22035.



...Grams

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