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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 689

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

355 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  East-central Georgia

  Southern South Carolina



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 355 PM until

  900 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Trailing portion of an extensive squall line will pose a

risk for damaging winds from embedded strong gusts through

mid-evening.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles east and west of a line from 70 miles south southwest

of Augusta GA to 35 miles northeast of Augusta GA. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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 685...WW 686...WW

687...WW 688...



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

23030.



...Grams

