

087 

WWUS20 KWNS 252226

SEL7

SPC WW 252226

GAZ000-SCZ000-CWZ000-260400-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 117

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

625 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

  SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT FROM 625 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SCATTERED SUPERCELLS IN CENTRAL GA WILL SPREAD EWD INTO SE

GA/SC LATER THIS EVENING.  DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE

MAIN THREATS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...THOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO

COULD OCCUR THIS EVENING IF CONVECTION CAN INTERACT WITH THE

SOMEWHAT ENHANCED LOW-LEVEL SHEAR ALONG THE SEA BREEZE FRONT.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES WEST

NORTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF

CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH

SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 111...WW 112...WW

114...WW 115...WW 116...



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 27030.





...THOMPSON



231 

WWUS20 KWNS 252226

SEL7

SPC WW 252226

GAZ000-SCZ000-CWZ000-260400-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 117

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

625 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

  SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT FROM 625 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SCATTERED SUPERCELLS IN CENTRAL GA WILL SPREAD EWD INTO SE

GA/SC LATER THIS EVENING.  DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE

MAIN THREATS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...THOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO

COULD OCCUR THIS EVENING IF CONVECTION CAN INTERACT WITH THE

SOMEWHAT ENHANCED LOW-LEVEL SHEAR ALONG THE SEA BREEZE FRONT.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES WEST

NORTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF

CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH

SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 111...WW 112...WW

114...WW 115...WW 116...



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 27030.





...THOMPSON

