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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 87

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1235 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Southern Delaware

  Eastern Maryland

  Northern North Carolina

  Southern and eastern Virginia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 1235 PM

  until 700 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

    mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Scattered severe storm development is expected this

afternoon along and east of a surface front and deepening cyclone

moving across Virginia.  The storm environment will favor a mix of

line segments and supercells capable of producing a couple of

tornadoes, damaging gusts of 60-75 mph, and isolated large hail of

1-1.5 inches in diameter.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 25 miles west northwest of Salisbury MD

to 30 miles southeast of Danville VA. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU7).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 85...WW 86...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 23050.



...Thompson