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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 64

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

740 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       EAST-CENTRAL GEORGIA

       SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA



EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 740 PM

UNTIL 200 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 60 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF

VIDALIA GEORGIA TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF VIDALIA GEORGIA.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 62...WW 63...



DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS OVER E-CNTRL GA HAVE RECENTLY INTENSIFIED

AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EWD TOWARD THE ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT.

STRENGTHENING SWLY LLJ /PER CHARLESTON VWP/ WILL NOT ONLY SERVE TO

ADVECT A MORE MOIST UNSTABLE AIR MASS INTO AREA AHEAD OF ONGOING

STORMS...BUT ALSO RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN LOW-LEVEL SHEAR.  AS

SUCH...THE RISK FOR A COUPLE OF TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING

WINDS AND HAIL WILL EXIST.



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 27035.





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