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Tornado Watch 612
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WW0612 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Low Very Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Very Low Very Low

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   SEL2

   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
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