Saturday, April 22, 2017

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 157

WW 157 SEVERE TSTM NC VA CW 221905Z - 230100Z
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 157
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
305 PM EDT Sat Apr 22 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Northern North Carolina
  Southern Virginia


* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 305 PM until
  900 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...A line of strong storms is moving eastward into south
central Virginia and northwest North Carolina, while new storms are
developing in advance of the squall line.  Storms are expected to
gradually intensify and produce a threat for damaging wind gusts and
large hail.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north northeast
of South Hill VA to 40 miles south of Danville VA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
26030.

...Weiss

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