WW 159 SEVERE TSTM DC DE MD NC VA CW 221410Z – 222200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 159 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1010 AM EDT Sat Apr 22 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of District Of Columbia Delaware Central and Eastern Maryland Central and Northeast North Carolina Central and Eastern Virginia Coastal Waters * Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1010 AM until 600 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Scattered large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over western Virginia/North Carolina will track rapidly eastward today across the watch area. Locally damaging wind gusts are possible along the leading edge of the line. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of Baltimore MD to 30 miles east of Southern Pines NC. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 24035. ...Hart
