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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 288

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1210 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northeast Georgia

  Southern North Carolina

  Upstate South Carolina



* Effective this Sunday morning from 1210 AM until 600 AM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A line to strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to

move across the region through the overnight hours. Locally damaging

winds will be the primary risk.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35

statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west of

Anderson SC to 40 miles east southeast of Charlotte NC. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 279...WW 280...WW

281...WW 282...WW 284...WW 285...WW 286...WW 287...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

31035.



...Guyer

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