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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 414
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
850 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern North Carolina
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 850 PM
until 600 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Hurricane Isaias will move track northward across eastern
North Carolina overnight, with conditions becoming favorable for a
few tornadoes across the watch area.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Elizabeth
City NC to 25 miles southeast of Jacksonville NC. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 413...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 16035.
...Hart
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 414
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
850 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern North Carolina
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 850 PM
until 600 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Hurricane Isaias will move track northward across eastern
North Carolina overnight, with conditions becoming favorable for a
few tornadoes across the watch area.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Elizabeth
City NC to 25 miles southeast of Jacksonville NC. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 413...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 16035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 414 TORNADO NC CW 040050Z - 041000Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
25NNW ECG/ELIZABETH CITY NC/ - 25SE OAJ/JACKSONVILLE NC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /19SSW ORF - 31ENE ILM/
WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500.MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 16035.
LAT...LON 36597491 34577590 34577872 36597779
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 414 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 414
VALID 040820Z - 040940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SE OAJ TO
15 SE EWN TO 35 NNE EWN TO 45 SW ECG TO 20 SE RZZ TO 25 WSW RZZ.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1391
..JEWELL..08/04/20
ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 414
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC015-029-041-053-073-083-091-131-139-143-040940-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BERTIE CAMDEN CHOWAN
CURRITUCK GATES HALIFAX
HERTFORD NORTHAMPTON PASQUOTANK
PERQUIMANS
$$
VAC093-199-550-650-700-710-735-740-800-810-040940-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ISLE OF WIGHT YORK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
CHESAPEAKE HAMPTON NEWPORT NEWS
NORFOLK POQUOSON PORTSMOUTH
SUFFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH
$$
AMZ136-137-ANZ632-633-634-637-638-656-658-040940-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
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 #2 ON WW 414
VALID 040705Z - 040840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NE ILM TO
25 ESE GSB TO 20 E GSB TO 25 SW RZZ.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1391
..JEWELL..08/04/20
ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 414
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-015-029-031-041-049-053-055-065-073-083-091-095-103-117-
131-133-137-139-143-147-177-187-040840-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT BERTIE CAMDEN
CARTERET CHOWAN CRAVEN
CURRITUCK DARE EDGECOMBE
GATES HALIFAX HERTFORD
HYDE JONES MARTIN
NORTHAMPTON ONSLOW PAMLICO
PASQUOTANK PERQUIMANS PITT
TYRRELL WASHINGTON
$$
VAC093-199-550-650-700-710-735-740-800-810-040840-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ISLE OF WIGHT YORK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
CHESAPEAKE HAMPTON NEWPORT NEWS
NORFOLK POQUOSON PORTSMOUTH
SUFFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH
$$
AMZ131-135-136-137-150-152-154-156-158-230-231-ANZ632-633-634-637-
638-656-658-040840-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
ALLIGATOR RIVER
PAMLICO SOUND
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
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
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 #1 ON WW 414
VALID 040320Z - 040440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..08/04/20
ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 414
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-015-029-031-041-049-053-055-061-065-073-079-083-091-095-
103-107-117-127-131-133-137-139-143-147-163-177-187-191-195-
040440-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT BERTIE CAMDEN
CARTERET CHOWAN CRAVEN
CURRITUCK DARE DUPLIN
EDGECOMBE GATES GREENE
HALIFAX HERTFORD HYDE
JONES LENOIR MARTIN
NASH NORTHAMPTON ONSLOW
PAMLICO PASQUOTANK PERQUIMANS
PITT SAMPSON TYRRELL
WASHINGTON WAYNE WILSON
$$
AMZ131-135-136-137-150-152-154-156-158-230-231-ANZ633-658-
040440-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
ALLIGATOR RIVER
PAMLICO SOUND
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC TO OREGON INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF OREGON INLET NC TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF CAPE HATTERAS NC TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF OCRACOKE INLET NC TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 20 NM
ALBEMARLE SOUND
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS
CURRITUCK SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM
$$
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.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
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 (30%)
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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% (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.
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