WW 7 TORNADO NC VA CW 091845Z – 100200Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 7
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
145 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central North Carolina
South-central Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until
900 PM EST.
* Primary threats include…
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY…A fast-moving line of thunderstorms over western North
Carolina will track eastward this afternoon, posing a risk of
damaging wind gusts and a few brief tornadoes. This line is
expected to build northward with time into central and southeast
Virginia.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles northwest of South Hill VA to
45 miles west southwest of Wilmington NC. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).
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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 4…WW 5…WW 6…
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 400. Mean
storm motion vector 24040.
…Hart
