Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 254

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   SEL4

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 254
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   505 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     North-Central/Northeast North Carolina
     Central and Eastern Virginia
     Far Eastern West Virginia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Thursday afternoon from 505 PM until Midnight
     EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorm coverage is expected to increase over the
   next few hours. Environmental conditions across the region favor a
   cellular mode, including the potential for supercells capable of
   large to very large hail. Some damaging gusts are possible as well.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
   statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles north of
   Lynchburg VA to 40 miles south southwest of Roanoke Rapids NC. 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 251...WW 252...WW 253...

   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
   29030.

   ...Mosier

   SEL4

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 254
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   505 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     North-Central/Northeast North Carolina
     Central and Eastern Virginia
     Far Eastern West Virginia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Thursday afternoon from 505 PM until Midnight
     EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorm coverage is expected to increase over the
   next few hours. Environmental conditions across the region favor a
   cellular mode, including the potential for supercells capable of
   large to very large hail. Some damaging gusts are possible as well.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
   statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles north of
   Lynchburg VA to 40 miles south southwest of Roanoke Rapids NC. 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 251...WW 252...WW 253...

   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
   29030.

   ...Mosier

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW4 
   WW 254 SEVERE TSTM NC VA WV CW 152105Z - 160400Z
   AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   55N LYH/LYNCHBURG VA/ - 40SSW RZZ/ROANOKE RAPIDS NC/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM E/W /53N LYH - 39E RDU/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29030.

   LAT...LON 38117754 35897637 35897958 38118086

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU4.

Watch 254 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 254

VALID 152130Z - 152240Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..THORNTON..05/15/25

ATTN...WFO...RAH...MHX...AKQ...RNK...LWX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 254 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

NCC001-013-015-029-033-041-053-055-063-065-067-069-073-077-079-
081-083-091-095-101-117-127-131-135-139-143-145-147-157-169-177-
181-183-185-187-191-195-152240-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALAMANCE	     BEAUFORT		 BERTIE 	     
CAMDEN		     CASWELL		 CHOWAN 	     
CURRITUCK	     DARE		 DURHAM 	     
EDGECOMBE	     FORSYTH		 FRANKLIN	     
GATES		     GRANVILLE		 GREENE 	     
GUILFORD	     HALIFAX		 HERTFORD	     
HYDE		     JOHNSTON		 MARTIN 	     
NASH		     NORTHAMPTON	 ORANGE 	     
PASQUOTANK	     PERQUIMANS 	 PERSON 	     
PITT		     ROCKINGHAM 	 STOKES 	     
TYRRELL 	     VANCE		 WAKE		     
WARREN		     WASHINGTON 	 WAYNE		     
WILSON		     
$$


VAC003-005-007-009-011-015-017-019-023-025-029-031-033-037-041-
045-047-049-053-063-065-067-071-075-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-
109-111-113-117-121-125-135-137-139-141-143-145-147-149-157-161-
163-165-171-175-177-183-530-540-570-580-590-595-620-660-670-678-
680-690-730-760-770-775-790-820-152240-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALBEMARLE	     ALLEGHANY		 AMELIA 	     
AMHERST 	     APPOMATTOX 	 AUGUSTA	     
BATH		     BEDFORD		 BOTETOURT	     
BRUNSWICK	     BUCKINGHAM 	 CAMPBELL	     
CAROLINE	     CHARLOTTE		 CHESTERFIELD	     
CRAIG		     CULPEPER		 CUMBERLAND	     
DINWIDDIE	     FLOYD		 FLUVANNA	     
FRANKLIN	     GILES		 GOOCHLAND	     
GREENE		     GREENSVILLE	 HALIFAX	     
HANOVER 	     HENRICO		 HENRY		     
HIGHLAND	     LOUISA		 LUNENBURG	     
MADISON 	     MECKLENBURG	 MONTGOMERY	     
NELSON		     NOTTOWAY		 ORANGE 	     
PAGE		     PATRICK		 PITTSYLVANIA	     
POWHATAN	     PRINCE EDWARD	 PRINCE GEORGE	     
RAPPAHANNOCK	     ROANOKE		 ROCKBRIDGE	     
ROCKINGHAM	     SHENANDOAH 	 SOUTHAMPTON	     
SPOTSYLVANIA	     SUSSEX		 


VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

BUENA VISTA	     CHARLOTTESVILLE	 COLONIAL HEIGHTS    
COVINGTON	     DANVILLE		 EMPORIA	     
FRANKLIN	     HARRISONBURG	 HOPEWELL	     
LEXINGTON	     LYNCHBURG		 MARTINSVILLE	     
PETERSBURG	     RICHMOND		 ROANOKE	     
SALEM		     STAUNTON		 WAYNESBORO	     
$$


WVC025-031-063-071-152240-

WV 
.    WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

GREENBRIER	     HARDY		 MONROE 	     
PENDLETON	     
$$


AMZ131-135-136-150-152-230-231-ANZ633-658-152240-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

ALLIGATOR RIVER 

PAMLICO SOUND 

PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS 

S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC TO OREGON INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM 

S OF OREGON INLET NC TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT TO 20 NM 

ALBEMARLE SOUND 

CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS 

CURRITUCK SOUND 

COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM 

$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

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