MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0295
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0604 PM CST WED MAR 19 2003
AREAS AFFECTED...SERN GA/SRN SC
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
VALID 200004Z - 200200Z
ISOLATED CONVECTION WILL MOVE EWD ACROSS SERN GA WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL OR A BRIEF TORNADO. A WW MAY BE REQUIRED
WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.
MOISTURE AXIS EXISTED ACROSS SERN GA WITH AN OLD WARM FRONTAL
BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM N OF JACKSONVILLE NW TO AROUND ATLANTA.
NW OF THIS BOUNDARY...BACKED SURFACE WINDS WERE CREATING 0-3 KM
STORM RELATIVE HELICITY VALUES OF 300-350 M2/S2. AS ISOLATED
SUPERCELLS MOVE EWD AND ENCOUNTER BETTER LOW-LEVEL SHEAR...SEVERE
POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE WITH LARGE HAIL AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO
POSSIBLE. WW MAY BE NEEDED OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
..BROYLES.. 03/20/2003
ATTN...WFO...CHS...CAE...JAX...FFC...
31548249 32228237 32738212 33058172 33188111 32908060
32188057 31218092 30628148 30668235 31588250
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