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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 258

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

240 PM EDT Tue May 23 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  northern Florida

  southeastern Georgia

  central and southern South Carolina

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 240 PM until

  1100 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...An area of thunderstorms now spreading across parts of

central and southern Georgia, and adjacent portions of northern

Florida, is expected to continue developing northeastward across

parts of the piedmont and coastal plain of South Carolina through

this evening.  This activity coincides with strengthening wind

fields which will support a risk for tornadoes and potential

damaging surface gusts.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

north and south of a line from 15 miles south southwest of Vidalia

GA to 50 miles east northeast of Orangeburg SC. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 257...



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

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

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Kerr

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