Tuesday, May 5, 2020

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 169

WW 169 SEVERE TSTM NC SC CW 060045Z - 060500Z
WW 0169 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 169
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
845 PM EDT Tue May 5 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  South central North Carolina
  Northeast South Carolina
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 845 PM
  until 100 AM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Clusters of supercells along a front will continue to move
east-southeastward through early tonight, with other storms to the
west following a similar path before weakening later tonight.  In
the meantime, large hail and damaging winds can be expected with the
strongest storms.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35
statute miles north and south of a line from 5 miles northwest of
Florence SC to 20 miles southeast of Wilmington NC. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 168...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
29035.

...Thompson

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from SPC Forecast Products http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0169.html

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