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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 392
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
135 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
North-Central North Carolina
Central and South-Central Virginia
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 135 PM until
800 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forming along the foothills of western
Virginia and North Carolina, and will spread across the watch area
this afternoon. Very hot/humid conditions will help storms become
intense, with damaging winds and hail possible in the strongest
cells.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 10 miles southeast of
Greensboro NC to 45 miles north of Richmond VA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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.
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 392 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 135 PM EDT MON JUL 26 2021 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 392 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS NCC001-033-057-067-081-135-145-151-157-169-270000- /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0392.210726T1735Z-210727T0000Z/ NC . NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALAMANCE CASWELL DAVIDSON FORSYTH GUILFORD ORANGE PERSON RANDOLPH ROCKINGHAM STOKES VAC003-007-009-011-019-025-029-031-033-036-037-041-049-053-057- 065-067-075-081-083-085-087-089-095-097-101-109-111-117-125-127- 135-141-143-145-147-149-181-183-540-570-590-595-670-680-690-730- 760-830-270000- /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0392.210726T1735Z-210727T0000Z/ VA . VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALBEMARLE AMELIA AMHERST APPOMATTOX BEDFORD BRUNSWICK BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL CAROLINE CHARLES CITY CHARLOTTE CHESTERFIELD CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE ESSEX FLUVANNA FRANKLIN GOOCHLAND GREENSVILLE HALIFAX HANOVER HENRICO HENRY JAMES CITY KING AND QUEEN KING WILLIAM LOUISA LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG NELSON NEW KENT NOTTOWAY PATRICK PITTSYLVANIA POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD PRINCE GEORGE SURRY SUSSEX VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE CHARLOTTESVILLE COLONIAL HEIGHTS DANVILLE EMPORIA HOPEWELL LYNCHBURG MARTINSVILLE PETERSBURG RICHMOND WILLIAMSBURG
