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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 614
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1245 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern North Carolina
Central and Southeast Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 1245 PM
until 800 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms embedded within the outer bands of Tropical
Storm Debby will continue to track northeastward across the watch
area through the afternoon, posing a risk of a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles northwest of Richmond VA to 50
miles southeast of New Bern NC. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 613...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 14030.
...Hart
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 614
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1245 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern North Carolina
Central and Southeast Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 1245 PM
until 800 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms embedded within the outer bands of Tropical
Storm Debby will continue to track northeastward across the watch
area through the afternoon, posing a risk of a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles northwest of Richmond VA to 50
miles southeast of New Bern NC. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 613...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 14030.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 614 TORNADO NC VA CW 081645Z - 090000Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50NW RIC/RICHMOND VA/ - 50SE EWN/NEW BERN NC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /38S CSN - 72E ILM/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..0.5 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 14030.
LAT...LON 38007649 34557501 34557783 38007943
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 614 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 614
VALID 082125Z - 082240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..08/08/24
ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 614
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-015-029-031-041-049-053-055-061-063-065-069-073-077-079-
083-091-095-101-103-107-117-127-131-133-137-139-143-145-147-177-
181-183-185-187-191-195-082240-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT BERTIE CAMDEN
CARTERET CHOWAN CRAVEN
CURRITUCK DARE DUPLIN
DURHAM EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN
GATES GRANVILLE GREENE
HALIFAX HERTFORD HYDE
JOHNSTON JONES LENOIR
MARTIN NASH NORTHAMPTON
ONSLOW PAMLICO PASQUOTANK
PERQUIMANS PERSON PITT
TYRRELL VANCE WAKE
WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE
WILSON
$$
VAC007-011-025-029-031-033-036-037-041-049-053-057-065-073-075-
081-083-085-087-093-095-097-101-109-111-115-117-119-127-135-145-
147-149-175-181-183-199-550-570-595-620-650-670-680-700-710-730-
735-740-760-800-810-830-082240-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMELIA APPOMATTOX BRUNSWICK
BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL CAROLINE
CHARLES CITY CHARLOTTE CHESTERFIELD
CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE ESSEX
FLUVANNA GLOUCESTER GOOCHLAND
GREENSVILLE HALIFAX HANOVER
HENRICO ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY
KING AND QUEEN KING WILLIAM LOUISA
LUNENBURG MATHEWS MECKLENBURG
MIDDLESEX NEW KENT NOTTOWAY
POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD PRINCE GEORGE
SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX
YORK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
CHESAPEAKE COLONIAL HEIGHTS EMPORIA
FRANKLIN HAMPTON HOPEWELL
LYNCHBURG NEWPORT NEWS NORFOLK
PETERSBURG POQUOSON PORTSMOUTH
RICHMOND SUFFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH
WILLIAMSBURG
$$
AMZ131-135-136-137-150-152-154-156-158-230-231-ANZ631-632-633-634-
636-637-638-656-658-082240-
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
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA
CURRITUCK SOUND
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL
YORK RIVER
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS
BRIDGE-TUNNEL
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER OUT TO 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Low (<5%)
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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
|
Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
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.
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