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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 242
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
420 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northern Georgia
Western and Central North Carolina
Western and Northern South Carolina
Southwest Virginia

* Effective this Thursday afternoon from 420 PM until Midnight
EDT.

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

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue developing this afternoon and
evening. The most intense cores will be capable of producing large
hail up to 1-2 inches in diameter. There should also be some
potential for a cluster to develop later this evening and pose a
greater threat for severe/damaging winds, with peak gusts up to
60-70 mph.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles southwest of
Hot Springs NC to 40 miles south southeast of Danville VA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).