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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 22

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

425 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Georgia

  Central and Southern South Carolina

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 425 PM until

  1000 PM EST.



...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...



* Primary threats include...

  Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Intense supercell thunderstorms over central Georgia will

track eastward across the watch area late this afternoon and

evening.  strong tornadoes are damaging winds are possible with the

strongest cells.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

north and south of a line from 55 miles west of Savannah GA to 35

miles east southeast of Charleston SC. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU2).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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 21...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24040.



...Hart

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