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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0654 for Northern and Central North Carolina, Coastal Waters
  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible

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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0654

Locations Affected

  • Northern and Central North Carolina
  • Coastal Waters
  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0654 map

    Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

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

    Severe Weather Threats

  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible
  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

    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

    National Risk Overview

    Friday, September 4
    TORNADO: 2%
    HAIL: 5%
    WIND: 30%
    Saturday, September 5
    TORNADO: low
    HAIL: 5%
    WIND: 15%
    Sunday, September 6
    ANY SEVERE: 15%
    Monday, September 7
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Tuesday, September 8
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Wednesday, September 9
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Thursday, September 10
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Friday, September 11
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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