Tornado Watch 350

Issued

Jul 8, 2021, 1:50 PM EDT (17:50 UTC)

Expired

Jul 9, 2021, 1:00 AM EDT

In force

11 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

10%

Ten or more severe wind reports

20%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

5%

Ten or more severe hail reports

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

30%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1196 Tornado watch 349Jul 8, 12:11 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1201 Tornado watch 350Jul 8, 4:08 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1204 Tornado watch 350Jul 8, 6:48 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1208 Tornado watch 350Jul 8, 10:01 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 350
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
150 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Eastern Maryland
  Eastern North Carolina
  Eastern Virginia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 150 PM until
  1100 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...A moist air mass and strong low-level winds associated
with Elsa will support the possibility of supercells capable of
brief tornadoes this afternoon and evening as Elsa continues
north-northeastward.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles east northeast of Patuxent
River MD to 65 miles south southwest of Elizabeth City NC. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 349...

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 15025.

...Guyer

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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.