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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 264
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
330 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Far Eastern Maryland
  Northern North Carolina
  Southern and Eastern Virginia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 330 PM until
  1100 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Scattered large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms is expected to move into
south-central VA and northwest NC over the next hour or two. This
line is then expected to continue eastward across the remainder of
southern/eastern NC and northern NC this afternoon/evening. Some
cellular development is possible ahead of this line as well.
Environmental conditions support the potential for hail and damaging
gusts.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles southwest of
Roanoke VA to 15 miles east northeast of Elizabeth City NC. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 260...WW 261...WW
262...WW 263...

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
26040.

...Mosier