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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 55
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
935 PM EDT Sun Apr 15 2018
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern North Carolina
Southeast Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 935 PM
until 300 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...A line of strong/severe thunderstorms over central NC will
track northeastward across the watch area. Very strong winds just
above the surface will promote a risk of damaging wind gusts or
brief tornadoes along the leading edge of the squall line.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles
east and west of a line from 60 miles northeast of Roanoke Rapids NC
to 15 miles south southeast of Jacksonville NC. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 53...WW 54...
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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 21040.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 55 TORNADO NC VA CW 160135Z - 160700Z
AXIS..35 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
60NE RZZ/ROANOKE RAPIDS NC/ - 15SSE OAJ/JACKSONVILLE NC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 30NM E/W /32SE RIC - 24NE ILM/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21040.
LAT...LON 37047630 34637690 34637812 37047758
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 55 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 55
VALID 160440Z - 160540Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SE OAJ TO
5 SSW RZZ.
..MOSIER..04/16/18
ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 55
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-015-031-041-049-065-073-083-091-117-131-137-143-147-187-
160540-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT BERTIE CARTERET
CHOWAN CRAVEN EDGECOMBE
GATES HALIFAX HERTFORD
MARTIN NORTHAMPTON PAMLICO
PERQUIMANS PITT WASHINGTON
$$
VAC036-081-093-149-175-181-183-570-595-620-670-730-800-160540-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHARLES CITY GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT
PRINCE GEORGE SOUTHAMPTON SURRY
SUSSEX
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS EMPORIA FRANKLIN
HOPEWELL PETERSBURG SUFFOLK
$$
AMZ136-137-158-160540-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 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 55
VALID 160330Z - 160440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..COOK..04/16/18
ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 55
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-015-031-041-049-061-065-073-079-083-091-103-107-117-127-
131-133-137-143-147-187-191-195-160440-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT BERTIE CARTERET
CHOWAN CRAVEN DUPLIN
EDGECOMBE GATES GREENE
HALIFAX HERTFORD JONES
LENOIR MARTIN NASH
NORTHAMPTON ONSLOW PAMLICO
PERQUIMANS PITT WASHINGTON
WAYNE WILSON
$$
VAC036-081-093-149-175-181-183-570-595-620-670-730-800-160440-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHARLES CITY GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT
PRINCE GEORGE SOUTHAMPTON SURRY
SUSSEX
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS EMPORIA FRANKLIN
HOPEWELL PETERSBURG SUFFOLK
$$
AMZ136-137-158-160440-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 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 55
VALID 160230Z - 160340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..COOK..04/16/18
ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 55
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-015-031-041-049-061-065-073-079-083-091-103-107-117-127-
131-133-137-143-147-187-191-195-160340-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT BERTIE CARTERET
CHOWAN CRAVEN DUPLIN
EDGECOMBE GATES GREENE
HALIFAX HERTFORD JONES
LENOIR MARTIN NASH
NORTHAMPTON ONSLOW PAMLICO
PERQUIMANS PITT WASHINGTON
WAYNE WILSON
$$
VAC036-081-093-149-175-181-183-570-595-620-670-730-800-160340-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHARLES CITY GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT
PRINCE GEORGE SOUTHAMPTON SURRY
SUSSEX
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS EMPORIA FRANKLIN
HOPEWELL PETERSBURG SUFFOLK
$$
AMZ136-137-158-160340-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 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 (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Mod (50%)
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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% (F2-F5 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.