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SEL2 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