THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS * EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 735 PM UNTIL 100 AM EST. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 30 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA TO 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 558... DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST GA ARE INTENSIFYING...AND WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS EVENING. STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS AND PROXIMITY TO SURFACE WARM FRONT WILL PROMOTE SUPERCELL STORMS CAPABLE OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045. ...HART -SWC-
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:35:05 +0000
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