Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 28

Hazard	Tornadoes	EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood	Moderate	Low

Severe Wind	65 kt+ Wind
Moderate	Low

Severe Hail	2"+ Hail
Very Low	Very Low

Note: The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.
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   SEL8

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 28
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1225 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Central and Eastern North Carolina
     Southeast Virginia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 1225 PM
     until 800 PM EST.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

   SUMMARY...A convective line continues to move eastward into more of
   central/eastern NC and southeast VA. Increasing low-level moisture
   coupled with strong vertical shear will support the potential for
   strong wind gusts and line-embedded tornadoes through the afternoon
   and into this evening.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of Norfolk VA to 20
   miles south southwest of New Bern NC. For a complete depiction of
   the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU8).

   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 26...WW 27...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 25035.

   ...Mosier

Hazard	Tornadoes	EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood	Moderate	Low

Severe Wind	65 kt+ Wind
Moderate	Low

Severe Hail	2"+ Hail
Very Low	Very Low

   SEL8

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 28
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1225 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Central and Eastern North Carolina
     Southeast Virginia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 1225 PM
     until 800 PM EST.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

   SUMMARY...A convective line continues to move eastward into more of
   central/eastern NC and southeast VA. Increasing low-level moisture
   coupled with strong vertical shear will support the potential for
   strong wind gusts and line-embedded tornadoes through the afternoon
   and into this evening.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of Norfolk VA to 20
   miles south southwest of New Bern NC. For a complete depiction of
   the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU8).

   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 26...WW 27...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 25035.

   ...Mosier

Hazard	Tornadoes	EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood	Moderate	Low

Severe Wind	65 kt+ Wind
Moderate	Low

Severe Hail	2"+ Hail
Very Low	Very Low

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   WOUS64 KWNS 051723
   WOU8

   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 28
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1225 PM EST WED MAR 5 2025

   TORNADO WATCH 28 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

   NCC013-015-029-031-041-049-051-053-055-061-065-069-073-079-083-
   085-091-093-095-101-103-107-117-127-131-133-137-139-143-147-163-
   177-181-183-185-187-191-195-060100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0028.250305T1725Z-250306T0100Z/

   NC 
   .    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   BEAUFORT             BERTIE              CAMDEN              
   CARTERET             CHOWAN              CRAVEN              
   CUMBERLAND           CURRITUCK           DARE                
   DUPLIN               EDGECOMBE           FRANKLIN            
   GATES                GREENE              HALIFAX             
   HARNETT              HERTFORD            HOKE                
   HYDE                 JOHNSTON            JONES               
   LENOIR               MARTIN              NASH                
   NORTHAMPTON          ONSLOW              PAMLICO             
   PASQUOTANK           PERQUIMANS          PITT                
   SAMPSON              TYRRELL             VANCE               
   WAKE                 WARREN              WASHINGTON          
   WAYNE                WILSON              


   VAC081-093-095-175-181-183-199-550-595-620-650-700-710-735-740-
   800-810-830-060100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0028.250305T1725Z-250306T0100Z/

   VA 
   .    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   GREENSVILLE          ISLE OF WIGHT       JAMES CITY          
   SOUTHAMPTON          SURRY               SUSSEX              
   YORK                 


   VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

   CHESAPEAKE           EMPORIA             FRANKLIN            
   HAMPTON              NEWPORT NEWS        NORFOLK             
   POQUOSON             PORTSMOUTH          SUFFOLK             
   VIRGINIA BEACH       WILLIAMSBURG        


   AMZ131-135-136-137-150-152-154-156-158-230-231-ANZ632-633-634-636-
   637-638-656-658-060100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0028.250305T1725Z-250306T0100Z/

   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 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 

   ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...

Hazard	Tornadoes	EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood	Moderate	Low

Severe Wind	65 kt+ Wind
Moderate	Low

Severe Hail	2"+ Hail
Very Low	Very Low

Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW8 
   WW 28 TORNADO NC VA CW 051725Z - 060100Z
   AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   45NE ORF/NORFOLK VA/ - 20SSW EWN/NEW BERN NC/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /40NE ORF - 43NE ILM/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.

   LAT...LON 37347416 34797576 34797858 37347708

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU8.

Watch 28 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 28

VALID 052235Z - 052340Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 ESE EWN
TO 30 N ORF.

..SPC..03/05/25

ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 28 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

NCC053-055-095-139-177-052340-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CURRITUCK	     DARE		 HYDE		     
PASQUOTANK	     TYRRELL		 
$$


VAC710-810-052340-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE




VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

NORFOLK 	     VIRGINIA BEACH	 
$$


AMZ131-135-150-152-154-156-230-231-ANZ632-633-634-656-658-
052340-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

ALLIGATOR RIVER 

PAMLICO SOUND 

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 

ALBEMARLE SOUND 

CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS 

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 

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 

$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 28

VALID 052105Z - 052240Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 S OAJ TO
25 NW EWN TO 40 ENE RWI TO 25 ENE RZZ TO 25 SE RIC TO 35 ENE RIC.

..BENTLEY..03/05/25

ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 28 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

NCC013-015-029-031-041-049-053-055-073-091-095-103-117-131-133-
137-139-143-147-177-187-052240-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEAUFORT	     BERTIE		 CAMDEN 	     
CARTERET	     CHOWAN		 CRAVEN 	     
CURRITUCK	     DARE		 GATES		     
HERTFORD	     HYDE		 JONES		     
MARTIN		     NORTHAMPTON	 ONSLOW 	     
PAMLICO 	     PASQUOTANK 	 PERQUIMANS	     
PITT		     TYRRELL		 WASHINGTON	     
$$


VAC093-095-175-181-199-550-620-650-700-710-735-740-800-810-830-
052240-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ISLE OF WIGHT	     JAMES CITY 	 SOUTHAMPTON	     
SURRY		     YORK		 


VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

CHESAPEAKE	     FRANKLIN		 HAMPTON	     
NEWPORT NEWS	     NORFOLK		 POQUOSON	     
PORTSMOUTH	     SUFFOLK		 VIRGINIA BEACH      
WILLIAMSBURG	     
$$


AMZ131-135-136-137-150-152-154-156-158-230-231-ANZ632-633-634-636-
637-638-656-658-052240-

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 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 

$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 28

VALID 051940Z - 052040Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 WNW ILM
TO 35 ESE FAY TO 10 WSW RWI.

..BENTLEY..03/05/25

ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 28 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

NCC013-015-029-031-041-049-053-055-061-065-073-079-083-091-095-
101-103-107-117-127-131-133-137-139-143-147-177-187-191-195-
052040-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEAUFORT	     BERTIE		 CAMDEN 	     
CARTERET	     CHOWAN		 CRAVEN 	     
CURRITUCK	     DARE		 DUPLIN 	     
EDGECOMBE	     GATES		 GREENE 	     
HALIFAX 	     HERTFORD		 HYDE		     
JOHNSTON	     JONES		 LENOIR 	     
MARTIN		     NASH		 NORTHAMPTON	     
ONSLOW		     PAMLICO		 PASQUOTANK	     
PERQUIMANS	     PITT		 TYRRELL	     
WASHINGTON	     WAYNE		 WILSON 	     
$$


VAC081-093-095-175-181-183-199-550-595-620-650-700-710-735-740-
800-810-830-052040-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

GREENSVILLE	     ISLE OF WIGHT	 JAMES CITY	     
SOUTHAMPTON	     SURRY		 SUSSEX 	     
YORK		     


VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

CHESAPEAKE	     EMPORIA		 FRANKLIN	     
HAMPTON 	     NEWPORT NEWS	 NORFOLK	     
POQUOSON	     PORTSMOUTH 	 SUFFOLK	     
VIRGINIA BEACH	     WILLIAMSBURG	 
$$


AMZ131-135-136-137-150-152-154-156-158-230-231-ANZ632-633-634-636-
637-638-656-658-052040-

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 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 

$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

Hazard	Tornadoes	EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood	Moderate	Low

Severe Wind	65 kt+ Wind
Moderate	Low

Severe Hail	2"+ Hail
Very Low	Very Low

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Tornadoes

Probability of 2 or more tornadoes	Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes	Low (20%)

Wind

Probability of 10 or more severe wind events	Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots	Low (20%)

Hail

Probability of 10 or more severe hail events	Low (<5%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches	Low (<5%)

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events

High (70%)

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.