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Tornado Watch 602
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WW0602 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Very Low Very Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Very Low Very Low

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   SEL2

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 602
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1245 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Coastal South Carolina
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Tuesday morning from 1245 AM until 700 AM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible

   SUMMARY...Convective bands associated with Debby will continue to
   foster storms moving inland from the coastal waters.  Stronger
   embedded mini supercells within the convective bands will yield an
   attendant tornado risk near the coast through much of the overnight
   and into the early morning.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 85 miles southwest of Charleston SC
   to 60 miles east northeast of Charleston SC. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

   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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 599...WW 600...WW 601...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
   storm motion vector 15030.

   ...Smith
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