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SEL7
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.
&&
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
SEL7
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.
&&
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
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 7 TORNADO NC VA CW 091845Z - 100200Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50NW AVC/SOUTH HILL VA/ - 45WSW ILM/WILMINGTON NC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /26E LYH - 42WSW ILM/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.
LAT...LON 37187760 34007758 34007967 37187978
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 7 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 7
VALID 100030Z - 100140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 ENE CRE
TO 15 NNW OAJ TO 20 WSW RIC.
..THORNTON..01/10/24
ATTN...WFO...RAH...ILM...RNK...MHX...AKQ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 7
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-015-019-029-031-041-049-053-055-065-073-083-091-095-103-
107-117-129-131-137-139-141-143-147-177-187-100140-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT BERTIE BRUNSWICK
CAMDEN CARTERET CHOWAN
CRAVEN CURRITUCK DARE
EDGECOMBE GATES HALIFAX
HERTFORD HYDE JONES
LENOIR MARTIN NEW HANOVER
NORTHAMPTON PAMLICO PASQUOTANK
PENDER PERQUIMANS PITT
TYRRELL WASHINGTON
$$
VAC036-041-053-081-087-093-095-149-175-181-183-199-550-570-595-
620-650-670-700-710-730-735-740-760-800-810-830-100140-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHARLES CITY CHESTERFIELD DINWIDDIE
GREENSVILLE HENRICO ISLE OF WIGHT
JAMES CITY PRINCE GEORGE SOUTHAMPTON
SURRY SUSSEX YORK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
CHESAPEAKE COLONIAL HEIGHTS EMPORIA
FRANKLIN HAMPTON HOPEWELL
NEWPORT NEWS NORFOLK PETERSBURG
POQUOSON PORTSMOUTH RICHMOND
SUFFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH WILLIAMSBURG
$$
AMZ131-135-150-152-154-156-158-230-231-250-252-ANZ632-633-634-637-
638-656-658-100140-
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
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 20 NM
ALBEMARLE SOUND
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20
NM
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
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 #5 ON WW 7
VALID 092335Z - 100040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 WNW CRE
TO 15 SSE FAY TO 30 NW RIC.
..THORNTON..01/09/24
ATTN...WFO...RAH...ILM...RNK...MHX...AKQ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 7
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-015-017-019-031-041-047-049-061-065-073-079-083-091-101-
103-107-117-127-129-131-137-141-147-163-185-187-191-195-
100040-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT BERTIE BLADEN
BRUNSWICK CARTERET CHOWAN
COLUMBUS CRAVEN DUPLIN
EDGECOMBE GATES GREENE
HALIFAX HERTFORD JOHNSTON
JONES LENOIR MARTIN
NASH NEW HANOVER NORTHAMPTON
PAMLICO PENDER PITT
SAMPSON WARREN WASHINGTON
WAYNE WILSON
$$
VAC025-036-041-053-081-087-093-095-149-175-181-183-199-570-595-
620-650-670-700-730-760-800-830-100040-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRUNSWICK CHARLES CITY CHESTERFIELD
DINWIDDIE GREENSVILLE HENRICO
ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY PRINCE GEORGE
SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX
YORK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS EMPORIA FRANKLIN
HAMPTON HOPEWELL NEWPORT NEWS
PETERSBURG RICHMOND SUFFOLK
WILLIAMSBURG
$$
AMZ158-250-252-ANZ637-638-100040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20
NM
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS
BRIDGE-TUNNEL
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 7
VALID 092230Z - 092340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NNW FLO
TO 25 SW RDU TO 40 E LYH.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 38
..THORNTON..01/09/24
ATTN...WFO...RAH...ILM...RNK...MHX...AKQ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 7
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC017-019-031-047-049-051-061-063-065-069-077-079-083-085-093-
101-103-107-127-129-131-137-141-155-163-165-181-183-185-191-195-
092340-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLADEN BRUNSWICK CARTERET
COLUMBUS CRAVEN CUMBERLAND
DUPLIN DURHAM EDGECOMBE
FRANKLIN GRANVILLE GREENE
HALIFAX HARNETT HOKE
JOHNSTON JONES LENOIR
NASH NEW HANOVER NORTHAMPTON
PAMLICO PENDER ROBESON
SAMPSON SCOTLAND VANCE
WAKE WARREN WAYNE
WILSON
$$
VAC007-025-041-049-053-081-111-117-135-145-147-570-595-730-
092340-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMELIA BRUNSWICK CHESTERFIELD
CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE GREENSVILLE
LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG NOTTOWAY
POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS EMPORIA PETERSBURG
$$
AMZ158-250-252-092340-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC 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 #3 ON WW 7
VALID 092130Z - 092240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 SSW GSO
TO 20 ESE GSO TO 25 NNE DAN TO 45 E LYH.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 38
..THORNTON..01/09/24
ATTN...WFO...RAH...ILM...RNK...MHX...AKQ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 7
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC001-017-019-031-037-047-049-051-061-063-065-069-077-079-083-
085-093-101-103-105-107-123-125-127-129-131-135-137-141-145-153-
155-163-165-181-183-185-191-195-092240-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALAMANCE BLADEN BRUNSWICK
CARTERET CHATHAM COLUMBUS
CRAVEN CUMBERLAND DUPLIN
DURHAM EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN
GRANVILLE GREENE HALIFAX
HARNETT HOKE JOHNSTON
JONES LEE LENOIR
MONTGOMERY MOORE NASH
NEW HANOVER NORTHAMPTON ORANGE
PAMLICO PENDER PERSON
RICHMOND ROBESON SAMPSON
SCOTLAND VANCE WAKE
WARREN WAYNE WILSON
$$
VAC007-025-041-049-053-081-083-111-117-135-145-147-570-595-730-
092240-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMELIA BRUNSWICK CHESTERFIELD
CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE GREENSVILLE
HALIFAX LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG
NOTTOWAY POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS EMPORIA PETERSBURG
$$
AMZ158-250-252-092240-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC 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 7
VALID 092030Z - 092140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..THORNTON..01/09/24
ATTN...WFO...RAH...ILM...RNK...MHX...AKQ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 7
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC001-017-019-033-037-047-051-061-063-065-069-077-079-081-083-
085-093-101-105-107-123-125-127-129-131-135-141-145-153-155-157-
163-165-181-183-185-191-195-092140-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALAMANCE BLADEN BRUNSWICK
CASWELL CHATHAM COLUMBUS
CUMBERLAND DUPLIN DURHAM
EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN GRANVILLE
GREENE GUILFORD HALIFAX
HARNETT HOKE JOHNSTON
LEE LENOIR MONTGOMERY
MOORE NASH NEW HANOVER
NORTHAMPTON ORANGE PENDER
PERSON RICHMOND ROBESON
ROCKINGHAM SAMPSON SCOTLAND
VANCE WAKE WARREN
WAYNE WILSON
$$
VAC007-011-025-029-031-037-041-049-053-081-083-111-117-135-143-
145-147-570-590-595-730-092140-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMELIA APPOMATTOX BRUNSWICK
BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL CHARLOTTE
CHESTERFIELD CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE
GREENSVILLE HALIFAX LUNENBURG
MECKLENBURG NOTTOWAY PITTSYLVANIA
POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS DANVILLE EMPORIA
PETERSBURG
$$
AMZ250-252-092140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC 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 7
VALID 091935Z - 092040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 32
..THORNTON..01/09/24
ATTN...WFO...RAH...ILM...RNK...MHX...AKQ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 7
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC001-017-019-033-037-047-051-061-063-065-069-077-079-081-083-
085-093-101-105-107-123-125-127-129-131-135-141-145-153-155-157-
163-165-181-183-185-191-195-092040-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALAMANCE BLADEN BRUNSWICK
CASWELL CHATHAM COLUMBUS
CUMBERLAND DUPLIN DURHAM
EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN GRANVILLE
GREENE GUILFORD HALIFAX
HARNETT HOKE JOHNSTON
LEE LENOIR MONTGOMERY
MOORE NASH NEW HANOVER
NORTHAMPTON ORANGE PENDER
PERSON RICHMOND ROBESON
ROCKINGHAM SAMPSON SCOTLAND
VANCE WAKE WARREN
WAYNE WILSON
$$
VAC007-011-025-029-031-037-041-049-053-081-083-111-117-135-143-
145-147-570-590-595-730-092040-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMELIA APPOMATTOX BRUNSWICK
BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL CHARLOTTE
CHESTERFIELD CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE
GREENSVILLE HALIFAX LUNENBURG
MECKLENBURG NOTTOWAY PITTSYLVANIA
POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS DANVILLE EMPORIA
PETERSBURG
$$
AMZ250-252-092040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20
NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (60%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Mod (40%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (10%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (10%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (10%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (80%)
|
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.