A TORNADO WATCH has been issued for eastern North Carolina, extreme southeastern Virginia, extreme northeastern South Carolina and the coastal waters until 11:00pm EDT....

SEL9       URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED    TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 309    NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK    445 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008       THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A    TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF              EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA           EXTREME NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA           SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA           COASTAL WATERS       EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 445 PM UNTIL    1100 PM EDT.       TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND    GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE    AREAS.       THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE    MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTHEAST OF    ELIZABETH CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON    NORTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE    ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).       REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR    TORNADOES AND 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.