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Tornado Watch issued October 11 at 1:56PM EDT until October 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA, United States of America
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 681 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA
CURRITUCK SOUND
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL
YORK RIVER
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE
JAMES RIVER FROM JRB TO HRBT, INCLUDING THE ELIZABETH RIVER
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM
Measurements
| Coordinates | 39.9645, -100.8105 |
|---|---|
| Region | Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; Currituck Sound; Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Ba |
| Location Precision | country |
| Issuing Authority | United States of America — us-noaa-nws-en-marine |
| Cap Urgency | Future |
| Cap Certainty | Possible |
| Cap Expires | 2026-10-11T20:00:00-04:00 |
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Area as the agency stated it: Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; Currituck Sound; Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Ba
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