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WWUS20 KWNS 160835
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SPC WW 160835
GAZ000-NCZ000-SCZ000-VAZ000-WVZ000-161500-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 64
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
440 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
WESTERN VIRGINIA
SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING FROM 440 AM UNTIL 1100 AM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...A FAST MOVING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK
EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. LOCALLY
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST
OF ANDERSON SC TO 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLUEFIELD WV. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 60...WW 62...WW 63...
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW
CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
24035.
...HART
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