Month: August 2024

SPC Tornado Watch 613

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WW 613 TORNADO NC VA CW 080645Z – 081700Z
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 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 613
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
245 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Eastern North Carolina Southeastern Virginia Coastal Waters * Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 245 AM until 100 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes possible SUMMARY...The tornado threat with T.S. Debby is expected to
gradually expand northward and somewhat westward through midday,
while lingering for several more hours (potentially past original
Tornado Watch 612 expiration) in NC coastal areas formerly covered
by that watch. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
either side of a line from 30 miles south southwest of Goldsboro NC
to 35 miles east northeast of Elizabeth City NC. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This tornado watch replaces tornado
watch number 612. Watch number 612 will not be in effect after
245 AM EDT. AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 14035. ...Edwards

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SPC Tornado Watch 612

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WW 612 TORNADO NC CW 080230Z – 081200Z
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 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 612
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1030 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Eastern North Carolina Coastal Waters * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1030 PM until 800 AM EDT. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible SUMMARY...A couple of tornadoes will be possible overnight across
eastern North Carolina as occasional supercells move inland within
rain bands northeast of the center of Tropical Storm Debby. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
east and west of a line from 100 miles northeast of New Bern NC to
25 miles south southeast of Jacksonville NC. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 610...WW 611... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 14025. ...Thompson

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Mapped: Who’s seen the greatest rainfall from Debby

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Hurricane Debby made landfall on Monday along Florida’s Big Bend and since has produced heavy rainfall along the Southeast. States of emergency were issued in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina ahead of the heavy rainfall. Communities in the Palmetto State were expecting the heaviest rainfall with 1-2 feet of rainfall possible.

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 611

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WW 611 SEVERE TSTM CO KS NE WY 072015Z – 080400Z
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 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 611
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
215 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northeast Colorado Far Northwest Kansas Western Nebraska Far Southeast Wyoming * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 215 PM until 1000 PM MDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorm development is expected to continue across
the southeastern Wyoming and northeastern Colorado, with these
storms then moving downstream into western Nebraska and far
northwest Kansas. The environment supports large hail with the
early, more cellular storms, with a trend towards a more linear mode
anticipated thereafter. Damaging gusts are the more likely threat as
the line of storms moves into western Nebraska and far northwest
Kansas. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles south
southwest of Cheyenne WY to Mccook NE. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1). 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 610... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27035. ...Mosier

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