Tornado Watch 91

Issued

Apr 19, 2019, 1:17 PM EDT (17:17 UTC)

Expired

Apr 20, 2019, 12:00 AM EDT

In force

11 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

70%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

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WWUS20 KWNS 191713
SEL1  
SPC WW 191713
NCZ000-SCZ000-VAZ000-CWZ000-200400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 91
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
115 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Eastern North Carolina
  Northeastern South Carolina
  Southeastern Virginia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Friday afternoon from 115 PM until Midnight EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph likely
  Isolated large hail events to 0.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Several rounds of strong-severe thunderstorms are expected
through early tonight.  The initial storms ongoing from eastern
North Carolina into southeastern Virginia will pose a threat for a
tornado or two, as well as isolated damaging winds.  Later this
afternoon, additional storms/potential supercells could form from
eastern South Carolina into central North Carolina and spread into
the watch area.  This evening into early tonight, the main band of
storms should progress across the watch area, with an accompanying
threat for damaging winds and a couple of tornadoes with embedded
supercells and bowing segments.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles north northeast of Richmond VA
to 15 miles west southwest of Myrtle Beach SC. 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 87...WW 88...WW 89...WW
90...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24045.

...Thompson

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.