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SEL8 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 688 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 805 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of North Carolina Eastern South Carolina Southern Virginia Coastal Waters * Effective this Friday morning and evening from 805 AM until 600 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes possible SUMMARY...Tornado threat east of the center of Helene will shift northward across the watch area through the day. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 110 statute miles either side of a line from 40 miles west northwest of Florence SC to 20 miles northeast of Elizabeth City NC. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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 687. Watch number 687 will not be in effect after 805 AM EDT. AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean storm motion vector 6045. ...Edwards