Administrators NorthGeorgiaWX Posted August 3 Administrators Posted August 3 WW 592 SEVERE TSTM NC SC VA 031810Z - 040100Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 592 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 210 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central North Carolina Central South Carolina Central Virginia * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 210 PM until 900 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are increasing in a corridor from central Virginia into central South Carolina. These storms will track northeastward through the afternoon, posing a risk of locally damaging wind gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north of Richmond VA to 65 miles south southwest of Charlotte NC. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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 591... 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 500. Mean storm motion vector 25025. ...Hart Read more View the full article Quote
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