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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 302

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1005 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       GEORGIA

       SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA

       A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEASTERN TENNESSEE

       COASTAL WATERS



EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 1005 PM

UNTIL 500 AM EDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND

GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE

AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES SOUTHEAST OF

SAVANNAH GEORGIA TO 20 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF ROME GEORGIA.  FOR

A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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.



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 298...WW 299...WW

300...WW 301...



DISCUSSION...LARGE RESERVOIR OF MODERATE TO STRONG INSTABILITY WILL

REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT SOUTH OF A SURFACE FRONT

EXTENDING  FROM SRN SC INTO THE TN VALLEY.  IN ADDITION...VERY

STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL PERSIST AND SUPPORT

ORGANIZED/LONGER-LIVED UPDRAFTS OVERNIGHT AS STORMS INCREASE ACROSS

WW.  INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OVER CENTRAL/SERN GA WILL LIKELY SPREAD

GENERALLY EWD TOWARDS THE COAST...WITH ADDITIONAL LARGER MCS LIKELY

MOVING INTO ERN TN/NRN GA AFTER MIDNIGHT.  IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING

WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT

ESPECIALLY AS WLY LLJ INTENSIFIES OVERNIGHT.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28030.





...EVANS

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