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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 612
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1030 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern North Carolina
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1030
PM until 800 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
SUMMARY...A couple of tornadoes will be possible overnight across
eastern North Carolina as occasional supercells move inland within
rain bands northeast of the center of Tropical Storm Debby.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
east and west of a line from 100 miles northeast of New Bern NC to
25 miles south southeast of Jacksonville NC. 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 610...WW 611...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 14025.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 612 TORNADO NC CW 080230Z - 081200Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
100NE EWN/NEW BERN NC/ - 25SSE OAJ/JACKSONVILLE NC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /22ESE ECG - 22ENE ILM/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..0.5 INCH. WIND GUSTS..50 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 14025.
LAT...LON 36087489 34497657 34497833 36087668
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 612 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 612
VALID 080525Z - 080640Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..08/08/24
ATTN...WFO...MHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 612
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-031-049-055-061-095-103-133-137-177-187-080640-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT CARTERET CRAVEN
DARE DUPLIN HYDE
JONES ONSLOW PAMLICO
TYRRELL WASHINGTON
$$
AMZ131-135-136-137-150-152-154-156-158-230-231-080640-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
ALLIGATOR RIVER
PAMLICO SOUND
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC TO OREGON INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF OREGON INLET NC TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF CAPE HATTERAS NC TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF OCRACOKE INLET NC TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 20 NM
ALBEMARLE SOUND
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 612
VALID 080330Z - 080440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..THORNTON..08/08/24
ATTN...WFO...MHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 612
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-031-049-055-061-095-103-133-137-177-187-080440-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT CARTERET CRAVEN
DARE DUPLIN HYDE
JONES ONSLOW PAMLICO
TYRRELL WASHINGTON
$$
AMZ131-135-136-137-150-152-154-156-158-230-231-080440-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
ALLIGATOR RIVER
PAMLICO SOUND
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC TO OREGON INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF OREGON INLET NC TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF CAPE HATTERAS NC TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF OCRACOKE INLET NC TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 20 NM
ALBEMARLE SOUND
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 612
VALID 080240Z - 080340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..THORNTON..08/08/24
ATTN...WFO...MHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 612
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-031-049-055-061-095-103-133-137-177-187-080340-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT CARTERET CRAVEN
DARE DUPLIN HYDE
JONES ONSLOW PAMLICO
TYRRELL WASHINGTON
$$
AMZ131-135-136-137-150-152-154-156-158-230-231-080340-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
ALLIGATOR RIVER
PAMLICO SOUND
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC TO OREGON INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF OREGON INLET NC TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF CAPE HATTERAS NC TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF OCRACOKE INLET NC TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 20 NM
ALBEMARLE SOUND
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (10%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (<5%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Low (20%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.