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WW 498 SEVERE TSTM NC VA CW 191700Z - 200000Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 498 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 100 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central and eastern North Carolina Southern Virginia Coastal Waters * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 100 PM until 800 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible SUMMARY...Multiple clusters of thunderstorms are expected this afternoon along several subtle boundaries across southern Virginia and North Carolina. The strongest storms will be capable of producing occasional wind damage into this evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles southwest of Greensboro NC to 40 miles east 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 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 29020. ...Thompson Read more

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