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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 56
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
740 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern North Carolina
Southern Virginia
* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 740 PM
until 100 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Scattered severe thunderstorms will move northeast across
the watch area this evening, with a risk for a couple tornadoes,
damaging gusts, and isolated large hail.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles west northwest of Richmond VA
to 20 miles east southeast of Fayetteville NC. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.
...Bunting
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 56
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
740 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern North Carolina
Southern Virginia
* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 740 PM
until 100 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Scattered severe thunderstorms will move northeast across
the watch area this evening, with a risk for a couple tornadoes,
damaging gusts, and isolated large hail.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles west northwest of Richmond VA
to 20 miles east southeast of Fayetteville NC. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.
...Bunting
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 56 TORNADO NC VA 162340Z - 170500Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
30WNW RIC/RICHMOND VA/ - 20ESE FAY/FAYETTEVILLE NC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /26WNW RIC - 46NW ILM/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.
LAT...LON 37667662 34847741 34847969 37667901
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 56 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 56
VALID 170250Z - 170340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 NNW FLO
TO 25 NNW SOP TO 20 W RDU TO 25 ESE DAN TO 40 E LYH TO 10 ESE CHO.
..JEWELL..03/17/25
ATTN...WFO...RAH...MHX...AKQ...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 56
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-015-037-049-051-061-063-065-069-077-079-083-085-091-093-
101-103-105-107-117-125-127-131-133-135-147-153-163-165-181-183-
185-191-195-170340-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT BERTIE CHATHAM
CRAVEN CUMBERLAND DUPLIN
DURHAM EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN
GRANVILLE GREENE HALIFAX
HARNETT HERTFORD HOKE
JOHNSTON JONES LEE
LENOIR MARTIN MOORE
NASH NORTHAMPTON ONSLOW
ORANGE PITT RICHMOND
SAMPSON SCOTLAND VANCE
WAKE WARREN WAYNE
WILSON
$$
VAC007-025-036-041-049-053-065-075-081-087-111-117-127-135-145-
147-149-175-181-183-570-595-620-670-730-760-170340-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMELIA BRUNSWICK CHARLES CITY
CHESTERFIELD CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE
FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND GREENSVILLE
HENRICO LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG
NEW KENT NOTTOWAY POWHATAN
PRINCE EDWARD PRINCE GEORGE SOUTHAMPTON
SURRY SUSSEX
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS EMPORIA FRANKLIN
HOPEWELL PETERSBURG RICHMOND
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 56
VALID 170150Z - 170240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 ESE CLT
TO 35 WNW SOP TO 35 SSE GSO TO 20 SW DAN TO 20 NNW DAN TO 20 N
LYH.
..JEWELL..03/17/25
ATTN...WFO...RAH...MHX...AKQ...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 56
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC001-013-015-033-037-049-051-061-063-065-069-077-079-083-085-
091-093-101-103-105-107-117-123-125-127-131-133-135-145-147-151-
153-157-163-165-181-183-185-191-195-170240-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALAMANCE BEAUFORT BERTIE
CASWELL CHATHAM CRAVEN
CUMBERLAND DUPLIN DURHAM
EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN GRANVILLE
GREENE HALIFAX HARNETT
HERTFORD HOKE JOHNSTON
JONES LEE LENOIR
MARTIN MONTGOMERY MOORE
NASH NORTHAMPTON ONSLOW
ORANGE PERSON PITT
RANDOLPH RICHMOND ROCKINGHAM
SAMPSON SCOTLAND VANCE
WAKE WARREN WAYNE
WILSON
$$
VAC007-011-025-029-031-036-037-041-049-053-065-075-081-083-087-
111-117-127-135-143-145-147-149-175-181-183-570-590-595-620-670-
730-760-170240-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMELIA APPOMATTOX BRUNSWICK
BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL CHARLES CITY
CHARLOTTE CHESTERFIELD CUMBERLAND
DINWIDDIE FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND
GREENSVILLE HALIFAX HENRICO
LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG NEW KENT
NOTTOWAY PITTSYLVANIA POWHATAN
PRINCE EDWARD PRINCE GEORGE SOUTHAMPTON
SURRY SUSSEX
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS DANVILLE EMPORIA
FRANKLIN HOPEWELL PETERSBURG
RICHMOND
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (10%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Mod (60%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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