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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 608
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
140 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Eastern Georgia
Southern and Eastern North Carolina
Central and Northeast South Carolina
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 140 PM until
900 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are forecast to continue to
develop and intensify through the afternoon across the Piedmont into
the coastal plain. The stronger thunderstorms will be capable of
wind damage in the vicinity of the more intense water-loaded
downdrafts. Peak gusts will likely range 55 to 65 mph and isolated
large hail around 1 inch in diameter is also possible.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles south of
Greenville SC to 10 miles south of New Bern 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
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24015.
...Smith
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8 WW 608 SEVERE TSTM GA NC SC CW 211740Z - 220100Z AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE.. 50S GSP/GREENVILLE SC/ - 10S EWN/NEW BERN NC/ ..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM N/S /28N IRQ - 53NE ILM/ HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS. MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24015. LAT...LON 35188222 35937705 33917705 33168222 THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS FOR WOU8.
Watch 608 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 608 VALID 212035Z - 212140Z SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 WSW AGS TO 25 N AGS TO 35 NW CAE TO 20 SSW CLT TO 35 NNE CLT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2069 ..CHALMERS..08/21/26 ATTN...WFO...CAE...RAH...ILM...GSP...MHX... && STATUS REPORT FOR WS 608 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS GAC033-073-189-245-212140- GA . GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BURKE COLUMBIA MCDUFFIE RICHMOND $$ NCC007-017-019-025-047-049-051-061-085-093-101-103-105-107-119- 123-125-129-133-137-141-153-155-163-165-167-179-191-212140- NC . NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ANSON BLADEN BRUNSWICK CABARRUS COLUMBUS CRAVEN CUMBERLAND DUPLIN HARNETT HOKE JOHNSTON JONES LEE LENOIR MECKLENBURG MONTGOMERY MOORE NEW HANOVER ONSLOW PAMLICO PENDER RICHMOND ROBESON SAMPSON SCOTLAND STANLY UNION WAYNE $$ SCC003-009-011-017-023-025-027-031-033-037-039-041-043-051-055- 057-061-063-067-069-071-075-079-081-085-089-091-212140- SC . SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE AIKEN BAMBERG BARNWELL CALHOUN CHESTER CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON DARLINGTON DILLON EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD FLORENCE GEORGETOWN HORRY KERSHAW LANCASTER LEE LEXINGTON MARION MARLBORO NEWBERRY ORANGEBURG RICHLAND SALUDA SUMTER WILLIAMSBURG YORK $$ AMZ137-212140- CW . ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS $$ 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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Tornadoes
| Probability of 2 or more tornadoes |
Low ( |
| Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes |
Low ( |
Wind
| Probability of 10 or more severe wind events |
Mod (50%) |
| Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots |
Low (20%) |
Hail
| Probability of 10 or more severe hail events |
Low (20%) |
| Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches |
Low (10%) |
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
| Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events |
High (70%) |
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.