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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 164

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1240 PM EDT Sun May 12 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Far north Florida

  Southern Georgia

  Southern South Carolina

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 1240 PM until

  900 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A linear cluster of thunderstorms across southwest Georgia

should continue northeast, while downstream scattered storm

development occurs across much of southern portions of Georgia and

South Carolina. Multiple clusters producing strong to isolated

severe wind gusts are anticipated.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles northwest of

Moultrie GA to 50 miles east southeast of Charleston SC. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 163...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few

cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector

24035.



...Grams

