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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 207
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
305 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  South-Central North Carolina
  Central South Carolina

* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 305 PM
  until 1000 PM EDT.

* 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...A cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms is expected to
move into the Watch area from the west this afternoon into the
evening.  Severe gusts and associated wind damage and large hail
will be the primary severe hazards.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles south
southwest of Charlotte NC to 45 miles southeast of Fayetteville NC.
For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 203...WW 204...WW
205...WW 206...

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
26030.

...Smith