WW 14 SEVERE TSTM NC VA CW 161440Z – 162000Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 14 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 940 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Eastern North Carolina Southeast Virginia Coastal Waters * Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 940 AM until 300 PM EST. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...A fast-moving convective line will move east across the Watch area. Scattered damaging gusts will be the primary severe hazard before the severe threat moves east of the coast. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles north northeast of Elizabeth City NC to 35 miles southwest of Wilmington NC. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 12...WW 13... AVIATION...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 300. Mean storm motion vector 26050. ...Smith
