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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 135
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
630 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL GEORGIA
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 630 PM
UNTIL 100 AM EDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF
SPARTANBURG SOUTH CAROLINA TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MACON GEORGIA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 132...WW 133...WW 134...
DISCUSSION...A BROKEN BAND OF SUPERCELLS IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST AND
SPREAD EWD/ESEWD FROM CENTRAL AL/N GA INTO CENTRAL GA AND UPSTATE SC
THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE DOES DECREASE WITH EWD
EXTENT FROM GA INTO SC...BUT GRADUAL MOISTENING AND STEEP LAPSE
RATES WILL HELP MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY FOR LARGE
HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY TONIGHT. THE TORNADO
THREAT WILL BE GREATEST ALONG THE RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM NE
GA INTO UPSTATE SC...WHERE LOW-LEVEL SHEAR AND MOISTURE WILL BE
MAXIMIZED.
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 27040.
...THOMPSON
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 135 TORNADO GA SC 102230Z - 110500Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
15NE SPA/SPARTANBURG SC/ - 5SW MCN/MACON GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /8ENE SPA - 4SW MCN/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27040.
LAT...LON 35068080 32658276 32658466 35068276
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 135 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 135
VALID 110435Z - 110540Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 ENE CSG
TO 30 NNE MCN TO 10 W AGS.
..GOSS..04/11/09
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 135
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-021-023-053-079-081-091-093-107-125-153-163-167-169-175-
193-197-209-215-225-235-245-249-259-261-263-269-271-279-283-289-
303-307-309-315-319-110540-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BIBB BLECKLEY
CHATTAHOOCHEE CRAWFORD CRISP
DODGE DOOLY EMANUEL
GLASCOCK HOUSTON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON JONES LAURENS
MACON MARION MONTGOMERY
MUSCOGEE PEACH PULASKI
RICHMOND SCHLEY STEWART
SUMTER TALBOT TAYLOR
TELFAIR TOOMBS TREUTLEN
TWIGGS WASHINGTON WEBSTER
WHEELER WILCOX WILKINSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 135
VALID 110340Z - 110440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 SSE ATL
TO 35 W CAE.
..GOSS..04/11/09
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 135
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-021-023-053-073-079-081-091-093-107-125-133-141-145-153-
159-163-167-169-171-175-189-193-197-207-209-215-225-231-235-237-
245-249-259-261-263-265-269-271-279-283-289-293-301-303-307-309-
315-319-110440-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BIBB BLECKLEY
CHATTAHOOCHEE COLUMBIA CRAWFORD
CRISP DODGE DOOLY
EMANUEL GLASCOCK GREENE
HANCOCK HARRIS HOUSTON
JASPER JEFFERSON JOHNSON
JONES LAMAR LAURENS
MCDUFFIE MACON MARION
MONROE MONTGOMERY MUSCOGEE
PEACH PIKE PULASKI
PUTNAM RICHMOND SCHLEY
STEWART SUMTER TALBOT
TALIAFERRO TAYLOR TELFAIR
TOOMBS TREUTLEN TWIGGS
UPSON WARREN WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WHEELER WILCOX
WILKINSON
$$
SCC037-065-081-110440-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
EDGEFIELD MCCORMICK SALUDA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 135
VALID 110235Z - 110340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 E ATL TO
30 WNW CAE.
..GOSS..04/11/09
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 135
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-021-023-035-053-073-079-081-091-093-107-125-133-141-145-
153-159-163-167-169-171-175-181-189-193-197-199-207-209-211-215-
221-225-231-235-237-245-249-255-259-261-263-265-269-271-279-283-
285-289-293-301-303-307-309-315-317-319-110340-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BIBB BLECKLEY
BUTTS CHATTAHOOCHEE COLUMBIA
CRAWFORD CRISP DODGE
DOOLY EMANUEL GLASCOCK
GREENE HANCOCK HARRIS
HOUSTON JASPER JEFFERSON
JOHNSON JONES LAMAR
LAURENS LINCOLN MCDUFFIE
MACON MARION MERIWETHER
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
MUSCOGEE OGLETHORPE PEACH
PIKE PULASKI PUTNAM
RICHMOND SCHLEY SPALDING
STEWART SUMTER TALBOT
TALIAFERRO TAYLOR TELFAIR
TOOMBS TREUTLEN TROUP
TWIGGS UPSON WARREN
WASHINGTON WEBSTER WHEELER
WILCOX WILKES WILKINSON
$$
SCC037-065-081-110340-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
EDGEFIELD MCCORMICK SALUDA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 135
VALID 110140Z - 110240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NNW AHN
TO 45 N AGS TO 10 SSW CLT.
..GOSS..04/11/09
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 135
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-021-023-035-053-073-079-081-091-093-105-107-125-133-141-
145-153-159-163-167-169-171-175-181-189-193-197-199-207-209-211-
215-221-225-231-235-237-245-249-255-259-261-263-265-269-271-279-
283-285-289-293-301-303-307-309-315-317-319-110240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BIBB BLECKLEY
BUTTS CHATTAHOOCHEE COLUMBIA
CRAWFORD CRISP DODGE
DOOLY ELBERT EMANUEL
GLASCOCK GREENE HANCOCK
HARRIS HOUSTON JASPER
JEFFERSON JOHNSON JONES
LAMAR LAURENS LINCOLN
MCDUFFIE MACON MARION
MERIWETHER MONROE MONTGOMERY
MORGAN MUSCOGEE OGLETHORPE
PEACH PIKE PULASKI
PUTNAM RICHMOND SCHLEY
SPALDING STEWART SUMTER
TALBOT TALIAFERRO TAYLOR
TELFAIR TOOMBS TREUTLEN
TROUP TWIGGS UPSON
WARREN WASHINGTON WEBSTER
WHEELER WILCOX WILKES
WILKINSON
$$
SCC023-037-039-065-071-081-091-110240-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHESTER EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD
MCCORMICK NEWBERRY SALUDA
YORK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 135
VALID 102350Z - 110040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 W AND TO
15 NNE GSP.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 438.
..GRAMS..04/10/09
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 135
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-021-035-073-079-105-125-133-141-145-147-153-159-163-169-
171-181-189-199-207-211-221-225-231-237-245-255-263-265-269-285-
289-293-301-303-317-319-110040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BIBB BUTTS
COLUMBIA CRAWFORD ELBERT
GLASCOCK GREENE HANCOCK
HARRIS HART HOUSTON
JASPER JEFFERSON JONES
LAMAR LINCOLN MCDUFFIE
MERIWETHER MONROE MORGAN
OGLETHORPE PEACH PIKE
PUTNAM RICHMOND SPALDING
TALBOT TALIAFERRO TAYLOR
TROUP TWIGGS UPSON
WARREN WASHINGTON WILKES
WILKINSON
$$
SCC001-007-021-023-037-039-047-059-065-071-081-083-087-091-
110040-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE
CHESTER EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD
GREENWOOD LAURENS MCCORMICK
NEWBERRY SALUDA SPARTANBURG
UNION YORK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
|
Mod (30%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (30%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability
of 1 or
more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (40%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (80%)
|
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (F2-F5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.