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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 134
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
235 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Eastern North Carolina
Eastern South Carolina
Southeast Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 235 PM until
1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of strong/severe storms including bowing segments
should continue to evolve this afternoon, posing mainly a wind
damage risk.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles west southwest
of Myrtle Beach SC to 30 miles north 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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 133...
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 550. Mean storm motion vector
23035.
...Guyer
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 134
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
235 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Eastern North Carolina
Eastern South Carolina
Southeast Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 235 PM until
1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of strong/severe storms including bowing segments
should continue to evolve this afternoon, posing mainly a wind
damage risk.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles west southwest
of Myrtle Beach SC to 30 miles north 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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 133...
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 550. Mean storm motion vector
23035.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 134 SEVERE TSTM NC SC VA CW 071835Z - 080200Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
40WSW CRE/MYRTLE BEACH SC/ - 30N ECG/ELIZABETH CITY NC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /41NE CHS - 11S ORF/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.
LAT...LON 33458061 36707726 36707510 33457853
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 134 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 134
VALID 080120Z - 080240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 WSW CRE
TO 35 SSW GSB TO 10 NNE GSB TO 40 ESE RZZ TO 35 ESE ORF.
..SPC..04/08/25
ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...ILM...RAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 134
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC017-019-047-061-079-107-117-129-133-141-147-163-191-195-
080240-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLADEN BRUNSWICK COLUMBUS
DUPLIN GREENE LENOIR
MARTIN NEW HANOVER ONSLOW
PENDER PITT SAMPSON
WAYNE WILSON
$$
SCC043-051-080240-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GEORGETOWN HORRY
$$
AMZ136-137-080240-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 134
VALID 072140Z - 072240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..04/07/25
ATTN...WFO...MHX...AKQ...ILM...RAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 134
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC013-015-017-019-029-041-047-049-051-053-061-065-073-079-083-
085-091-101-103-107-117-127-129-131-133-137-139-141-143-147-155-
163-177-187-191-195-072240-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT BERTIE BLADEN
BRUNSWICK CAMDEN CHOWAN
COLUMBUS CRAVEN CUMBERLAND
CURRITUCK DUPLIN EDGECOMBE
GATES GREENE HALIFAX
HARNETT HERTFORD JOHNSTON
JONES LENOIR MARTIN
NASH NEW HANOVER NORTHAMPTON
ONSLOW PAMLICO PASQUOTANK
PENDER PERQUIMANS PITT
ROBESON SAMPSON TYRRELL
WASHINGTON WAYNE WILSON
$$
SCC033-041-043-051-067-089-072240-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DILLON FLORENCE GEORGETOWN
HORRY MARION WILLIAMSBURG
$$
VAC550-810-072240-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
CHESAPEAKE VIRGINIA BEACH
$$
AMZ131-136-137-230-ANZ633-656-658-072240-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
ALLIGATOR RIVER
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS
ALBEMARLE SOUND
CURRITUCK SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER OUT TO 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM
$$
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
|
Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (70%)
|
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.