Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 657

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   SEL7

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 657
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   255 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Eastern North Carolina
     Northeast South Carolina
     Coastal Waters

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

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorm clusters will continue to pose a threat for
   scattered severe/damaging winds as they spread east-southeastward
   this afternoon and evening. Isolated severe hail may also occur with
   any cells that can remain at least semi-discrete.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
   statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northwest of
   Elizabeth City NC to 40 miles southwest of Wilmington NC. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

   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 656...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   31030.

   ...Gleason

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

   SAW7 
   WW 657 SEVERE TSTM NC SC CW 051855Z - 060200Z
   AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   25NW ECG/ELIZABETH CITY NC/ - 40SW ILM/WILMINGTON NC/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM E/W /23NW ECG - 39SW ILM/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 31030.

   LAT...LON 36507487 33847682 33847996 36507812

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU7.

Watch 657 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.