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WW 379 SEVERE TSTM NC VA 222215Z - 230300Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 379 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 615 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern and Central North Carolina Southern Virginia * Effective this Monday evening from 615 PM until 1100 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible SUMMARY...A loosely organized linear cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms will likely move east across the Watch area this evening. The stronger thunderstorm cores and related downdrafts will be capable of 55 to 65 mph gusts and associated areas of scattered wind damage. This wind-damage threat will likely diminish by the late evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles west of Greensboro NC to 55 miles east northeast of Roanoke Rapids NC. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). 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 374...WW 375...WW 376...WW 377...WW 378... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 27025. ...Smith Read more

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