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057 

WWUS20 KWNS 140752

SEL4

SPC WW 140752

GAZ000-141500-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 544

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

350 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GEORGIA



* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING FROM 350 AM UNTIL 1100 AM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF

MACON GEORGIA TO 50 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF ROME GEORGIA.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 543...



DISCUSSION...QLCS OVER ERN AL IS CROSSING INTO WRN GA WITH VARIOUS

SEGMENTS EITHER QUASI-STEADY-STATE OR SHOWING SLGT INCREASE IN

ORGANIZATION.  ADDITIONAL FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY UP AND DOWN ARE

LIKELY...HOWEVER PRECEDING WARM SECTOR SHOULD REMAIN CHARACTERIZED

BY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH 250-800 J/KG MLCAPE...40-50 KT

EFFECTIVE-SHEAR MAGNITUDES AND POCKETS OF 200-350 J/KG EFFECTIVE

SRH.  ISOLATED SMALL SUPERCELLS...WITH NO LTG DETECTED YET...ALSO

HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF QLCS OVER NRN GA.  IN WEAKLY CAPPED

ENVIRONMENT WITH HIGH LOW-LEVEL THETAE AND LOW LCL...POTENTIAL

EXISTS FOR MORE SUCH CONVECTION TO FORM...IN ADDITION TO

THERMODYNAMIC/KINEMATIC SUPPORT THAT AIR MASS OFFERS FOR QLCS

WIND/TORNADO RISK.



REF SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1888 FOR FURTHER INFO.



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22035.





...EDWARDS

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490 

WWUS20 KWNS 140752

SEL4

SPC WW 140752

GAZ000-141500-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 544

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

350 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GEORGIA



* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING FROM 350 AM UNTIL 1100 AM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF

MACON GEORGIA TO 50 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF ROME GEORGIA.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 543...



DISCUSSION...QLCS OVER ERN AL IS CROSSING INTO WRN GA WITH VARIOUS

SEGMENTS EITHER QUASI-STEADY-STATE OR SHOWING SLGT INCREASE IN

ORGANIZATION.  ADDITIONAL FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY UP AND DOWN ARE

LIKELY...HOWEVER PRECEDING WARM SECTOR SHOULD REMAIN CHARACTERIZED

BY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH 250-800 J/KG MLCAPE...40-50 KT

EFFECTIVE-SHEAR MAGNITUDES AND POCKETS OF 200-350 J/KG EFFECTIVE

SRH.  ISOLATED SMALL SUPERCELLS...WITH NO LTG DETECTED YET...ALSO

HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF QLCS OVER NRN GA.  IN WEAKLY CAPPED

ENVIRONMENT WITH HIGH LOW-LEVEL THETAE AND LOW LCL...POTENTIAL

EXISTS FOR MORE SUCH CONVECTION TO FORM...IN ADDITION TO

THERMODYNAMIC/KINEMATIC SUPPORT THAT AIR MASS OFFERS FOR QLCS

WIND/TORNADO RISK.



REF SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1888 FOR FURTHER INFO.



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22035.





...EDWARDS

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