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SEL2 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 602 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1245 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Coastal South Carolina Coastal Waters * Effective this Tuesday morning from 1245 AM until 700 AM EDT. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible SUMMARY...Convective bands associated with Debby will continue to foster storms moving inland from the coastal waters. Stronger embedded mini supercells within the convective bands will yield an attendant tornado risk near the coast through much of the overnight and into the early morning. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles north and south of a line from 85 miles southwest of Charleston SC to 60 miles east northeast of Charleston SC. 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 599...WW 600...WW 601... 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 15030. ...Smith