Tornado Watch 613

Issued

Aug 8, 2024, 2:49 AM EDT (06:49 UTC)

Expired

Aug 8, 2024, 1:00 PM EDT

In force

10 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

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

5%

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

20%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1863 Tornado watch 612Aug 8, 2:19 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1864 Tornado watch 613Aug 8, 5:47 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1865 Tornado watch 613Aug 8, 8:59 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1866 Tornado watch 613Aug 8, 11:18 AM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 613
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
245 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

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

* Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 245 AM until
  100 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible

SUMMARY...The tornado threat with T.S. Debby is expected to
gradually expand northward and somewhat westward through midday,
while lingering for several more hours (potentially past original
Tornado Watch 612 expiration) in NC coastal areas formerly covered
by that watch.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
either side of a line from 30 miles south southwest of Goldsboro NC
to 35 miles east northeast of Elizabeth City NC. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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...This tornado watch replaces tornado
watch number 612. Watch number 612 will not be in effect after
245 AM EDT. 

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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 14035.

...Edwards

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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.