Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 654

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   SEL4

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 654
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   255 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Northern and Central North Carolina
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until
     1000 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible

   SUMMARY...Strong to severe storms are expected to increase the
   remainder of the afternoon across the region, with wind damage as
   the primary hazard.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 25
   statute miles north and south of a line from 70 miles west of
   Greensboro NC to 20 miles east southeast of Elizabeth City 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 653...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A few
   cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector
   30015.

   ...Guyer

   SEL4

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 654
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   255 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Northern and Central North Carolina
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until
     1000 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible

   SUMMARY...Strong to severe storms are expected to increase the
   remainder of the afternoon across the region, with wind damage as
   the primary hazard.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 25
   statute miles north and south of a line from 70 miles west of
   Greensboro NC to 20 miles east southeast of Elizabeth City 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 653...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A few
   cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector
   30015.

   ...Guyer

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

   SAW4 
   WW 654 SEVERE TSTM NC CW 041855Z - 050200Z
   AXIS..25 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   70W GSO/GREENSBORO NC/ - 20ESE ECG/ELIZABETH CITY NC/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 20NM N/S /50ESE HMV - 17ESE ECG/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..50 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30015.

   LAT...LON 36468118 36527585 35807585 35738118

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

Watch 654 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

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Tornadoes

Wind

Hail

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

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.