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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 137
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1110 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN GEORGIA
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 1110 PM
UNTIL 400 AM EDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 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 30 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES WEST OF ALBANY
GEORGIA TO 15 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF WAYCROSS GEORGIA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 134...WW 135...WW 136...
DISCUSSION...ONGOING SUPERCELLS CONTINUE MOVING ESEWD ACROSS SRN GA
ATTM...WITHIN AMPLY-UNSTABLE/STRONGLY-SHEARED ENVIRONMENT. WHILE AN
INCREASE IN SHORT-WAVE RIDGING AS THE UPPER SYSTEM PASSES BY WELL TO
THE N OF THIS REGION SHOULD RESULT IN A SLOW DECREASE IN SEVERE
POTENTIAL LATER TONIGHT...THE THREAT FOR LARGE
HAIL...LOCALLY-DAMAGING WINDS...AND A COUPLE OF STRONG TORNADOES
WILL PERSIST FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29040.
...GOSS
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 137 TORNADO GA 110310Z - 110800Z
AXIS..30 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
40W ABY/ALBANY GA/ - 15ENE AYS/WAYCROSS GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 25NM N/S /31WSW ABY - 22SE AMG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29040.
LAT...LON 31958487 31778216 30898216 31098487
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 137 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 137
VALID 110635Z - 110740Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GUYER..04/11/09
ATTN...WFO...JAX...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 137
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC001-003-005-007-017-019-025-037-061-069-071-075-095-099-155-
161-177-201-205-229-239-243-273-277-287-299-305-321-110740-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
APPLING ATKINSON BACON
BAKER BEN HILL BERRIEN
BRANTLEY CALHOUN CLAY
COFFEE COLQUITT COOK
DOUGHERTY EARLY IRWIN
JEFF DAVIS LEE MILLER
MITCHELL PIERCE QUITMAN
RANDOLPH TERRELL TIFT
TURNER WARE WAYNE
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 137
VALID 110530Z - 110640Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GUYER..04/11/09
ATTN...WFO...JAX...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 137
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC001-003-005-007-017-019-025-037-061-069-071-075-095-099-155-
161-177-201-205-229-239-243-273-277-287-299-305-321-110640-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
APPLING ATKINSON BACON
BAKER BEN HILL BERRIEN
BRANTLEY CALHOUN CLAY
COFFEE COLQUITT COOK
DOUGHERTY EARLY IRWIN
JEFF DAVIS LEE MILLER
MITCHELL PIERCE QUITMAN
RANDOLPH TERRELL TIFT
TURNER WARE WAYNE
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 137
VALID 110440Z - 110540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GOSS..04/11/09
ATTN...WFO...JAX...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 137
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC001-003-005-007-017-019-025-037-061-069-071-075-095-099-155-
161-177-201-205-229-239-243-273-277-287-299-305-321-110540-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
APPLING ATKINSON BACON
BAKER BEN HILL BERRIEN
BRANTLEY CALHOUN CLAY
COFFEE COLQUITT COOK
DOUGHERTY EARLY IRWIN
JEFF DAVIS LEE MILLER
MITCHELL PIERCE QUITMAN
RANDOLPH TERRELL TIFT
TURNER WARE WAYNE
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (30%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability
of 1 or
more hailstones > 2 inches
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Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (80%)
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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
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