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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 169

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

845 PM EDT Tue May 5 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  South central North Carolina

  Northeast South Carolina

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 845 PM

  until 100 AM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Clusters of supercells along a front will continue to move

east-southeastward through early tonight, with other storms to the

west following a similar path before weakening later tonight.  In

the meantime, large hail and damaging winds can be expected with the

strongest storms.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35

statute miles north and south of a line from 5 miles northwest of

Florence SC to 20 miles southeast of Wilmington NC. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 168...



AVIATION...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

29035.



...Thompson

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