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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 109
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Very Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL9

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 109
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   150 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     District Of Columbia
     Southern Delaware
     Central and Eastern Maryland
     Virginia
     Central and Eastern West Virginia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 150 PM until
     1000 PM EDT.

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

   SUMMARY...Broken bands of strong to severe thunderstorms are
   forecast to develop this afternoon and move east-southeast through
   the mid evening.  Scattered severe gusts capable of wind damage will
   be possible with the stronger cores and outflow winds.  Large hail
   may accompany the early cellular storm activity.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
   statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles west northwest
   of Beckley WV to 30 miles east southeast of Wallops VA. 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.

   &&

   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.

   ...Smith
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