WW 480 SEVERE TSTM MD NC VA CW 211705Z – 220000Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 480 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 105 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Maryland Eastern Shore Central and Northeast North Carolina Southern and Southeast Virginia Coastal Waters * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 105 PM until 800 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A cluster of thunderstorms developing over north-central North Carolina will track east-northeastward across the watch area through the afternoon. Damaging winds are the main threat. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles south of Greensboro NC to 20 miles south of Wallops VA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 479... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25025. ...Hart
