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SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 721
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
130 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern North Carolina
Southeast Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 130 PM until
800 PM EST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY...A moist environment and stronger deep-layer/low-level
winds will support a long duration (into this evening) of at least
isolated severe storm potential, including a risk for tornadoes and
damaging winds.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles northwest of Norfolk VA to 20
miles west of Jacksonville NC. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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 720...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 22040.
...Guyer
SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 721
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
130 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern North Carolina
Southeast Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 130 PM until
800 PM EST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY...A moist environment and stronger deep-layer/low-level
winds will support a long duration (into this evening) of at least
isolated severe storm potential, including a risk for tornadoes and
damaging winds.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles northwest of Norfolk VA to 20
miles west of Jacksonville NC. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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 720...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 22040.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW1
WW 721 TORNADO NC VA CW 101830Z - 110100Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
45NW ORF/NORFOLK VA/ - 20W OAJ/JACKSONVILLE NC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /27ESE RIC - 29N ILM/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22040.
LAT...LON 37347532 34827656 34827937 37347824
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU1.
Watch 721 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 721
VALID 110045Z - 110140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SE EWN TO
35 ESE ORF.
..SPC..12/11/23
ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 721
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC031-055-095-110140-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CARTERET DARE HYDE
$$
AMZ135-154-156-ANZ658-110140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
PAMLICO SOUND
S OF CAPE HATTERAS NC TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF OCRACOKE INLET NC TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT TO 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 721
VALID 102345Z - 110040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 S EWN TO
35 SSW ECG TO 30 ENE RZZ TO 30 ESE RIC.
..SPC..12/10/23
ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 721
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC029-031-041-053-055-073-095-139-143-110040-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CAMDEN CARTERET CHOWAN
CURRITUCK DARE GATES
HYDE PASQUOTANK PERQUIMANS
$$
VAC073-093-095-175-181-199-550-620-650-700-710-735-740-800-810-
830-110040-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GLOUCESTER ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY
SOUTHAMPTON SURRY YORK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
CHESAPEAKE FRANKLIN HAMPTON
NEWPORT NEWS NORFOLK POQUOSON
PORTSMOUTH SUFFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH
WILLIAMSBURG
$$
AMZ135-136-137-154-156-ANZ632-633-634-636-637-638-656-658-
110040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
PAMLICO SOUND
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
S OF CAPE HATTERAS NC TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM
S OF OCRACOKE INLET NC TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT TO 20 NM
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA
CURRITUCK SOUND
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL
YORK RIVER
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS
BRIDGE-TUNNEL
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER OUT TO 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 721
VALID 102225Z - 102340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 ESE OAJ
TO 25 NE EWN TO 35 W ECG TO 20 NE RZZ TO 15 W RIC.
..SQUITIERI..12/10/23
ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 721
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-029-031-041-053-055-073-095-137-139-143-177-187-102340-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT CAMDEN CARTERET
CHOWAN CURRITUCK DARE
GATES HYDE PAMLICO
PASQUOTANK PERQUIMANS TYRRELL
WASHINGTON
$$
VAC036-073-093-095-097-101-127-149-175-181-183-199-550-570-620-
650-670-700-710-730-735-740-800-810-830-102340-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHARLES CITY GLOUCESTER ISLE OF WIGHT
JAMES CITY KING AND QUEEN KING WILLIAM
NEW KENT PRINCE GEORGE SOUTHAMPTON
SURRY SUSSEX YORK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
CHESAPEAKE COLONIAL HEIGHTS FRANKLIN
HAMPTON HOPEWELL NEWPORT NEWS
NORFOLK PETERSBURG POQUOSON
PORTSMOUTH SUFFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH
WILLIAMSBURG
$$
AMZ131-135-136-137-230-231-ANZ632-633-634-636-637-638-656-658-
102340-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
ALLIGATOR RIVER
PAMLICO SOUND
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
ALBEMARLE SOUND
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA
CURRITUCK SOUND
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL
YORK RIVER
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS
BRIDGE-TUNNEL
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER OUT TO 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 721
VALID 101915Z - 102040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SQUITIERI..12/10/23
ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...RAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 721
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-015-029-031-037-041-049-051-053-055-061-063-065-069-073-
077-079-083-085-091-093-095-101-103-105-107-117-125-127-131-133-
135-137-139-143-145-147-163-177-181-183-185-187-191-195-
102040-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT BERTIE CAMDEN
CARTERET CHATHAM CHOWAN
CRAVEN CUMBERLAND CURRITUCK
DARE DUPLIN DURHAM
EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN GATES
GRANVILLE GREENE HALIFAX
HARNETT HERTFORD HOKE
HYDE JOHNSTON JONES
LEE LENOIR MARTIN
MOORE NASH NORTHAMPTON
ONSLOW ORANGE PAMLICO
PASQUOTANK PERQUIMANS PERSON
PITT SAMPSON TYRRELL
VANCE WAKE WARREN
WASHINGTON WAYNE WILSON
$$
VAC007-025-036-041-053-073-081-085-087-093-095-097-101-111-117-
127-135-149-175-181-183-199-550-570-595-620-650-670-700-710-730-
735-740-760-800-810-830-102040-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMELIA BRUNSWICK CHARLES CITY
CHESTERFIELD DINWIDDIE GLOUCESTER
GREENSVILLE HANOVER HENRICO
ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY KING AND QUEEN
KING WILLIAM LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG
NEW KENT NOTTOWAY 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
$$
AMZ131-135-136-137-230-231-ANZ632-633-634-636-637-638-656-658-
102040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
ALLIGATOR RIVER
PAMLICO SOUND
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
ALBEMARLE SOUND
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA
CURRITUCK SOUND
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL
YORK RIVER
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS
BRIDGE-TUNNEL
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER OUT TO 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM
$$
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.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (<5%)
|
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
|
Mod (50%)
|
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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