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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 119

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

205 PM EDT Mon Apr 3 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Eastern Georgia

  Western and Central South Carolina



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 205 PM until

  900 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A line of severe thunderstorms over central Georgia will

track eastward across the watch, while isolated cell form out ahead.

 All of this activity will pose a risk of damaging winds and a few

tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

east and west of a line from 10 miles east northeast of Spartanburg

SC to 50 miles south of Vidalia GA. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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 117...WW 118...



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 26035.



...Hart

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