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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 17
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
535 PM EST Sat Jan 11 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
East and Northeast Georgia
Western North Carolina
Western South Carolina
* Effective this Saturday afternoon from 535 PM until Midnight
EST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...A well-organized/fast-moving line of storms will continue
to steadily progress east-northeastward across the region this
evening. Damaging winds and a couple of tornadoes will be possible
within a weak instability/high shear scenario.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles east northeast of Hot Springs
NC to 50 miles west southwest of Vidalia GA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 15...WW 16...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 26045.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 17 TORNADO GA NC SC 112235Z - 120500Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
30ENE HSS/HOT SPRINGS NC/ - 50WSW VDI/VIDALIA GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /24SSW HMV - 40NW AMG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..0.5 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26045.
LAT...LON 36068143 31908230 31908401 36068322
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 17 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 17
VALID 120335Z - 120440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 SW VDI TO
40 NNE VDI.
..LEITMAN..01/12/20
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 17
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC033-209-279-120440-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BURKE MONTGOMERY TOOMBS
$$
NCC025-059-159-179-120440-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABARRUS DAVIE ROWAN
UNION
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 17
VALID 120235Z - 120340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 ENE ABY
TO 35 NW VDI TO 35 SW AGS TO 25 NW AGS TO 45 N AGS TO 40 SSE SPA
TO 15 ENE SPA TO 15 SSW HKY.
..LEITMAN..01/12/20
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 17
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC033-091-107-209-245-271-279-283-309-120340-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BURKE DODGE EMANUEL
MONTGOMERY RICHMOND TELFAIR
TOOMBS TREUTLEN WHEELER
$$
NCC003-025-035-045-059-071-097-109-119-159-179-120340-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDER CABARRUS CATAWBA
CLEVELAND DAVIE GASTON
IREDELL LINCOLN MECKLENBURG
ROWAN UNION
$$
SCC021-023-037-071-081-087-091-120340-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE CHESTER EDGEFIELD
NEWBERRY SALUDA UNION
YORK
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 17
VALID 120135Z - 120240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NNE ABY
TO 45 SSE AHN TO 20 NNE AND TO 40 NNW HKY.
..NAUSLAR..01/12/20
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 17
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC023-073-091-105-107-125-141-163-167-175-181-189-209-235-245-
265-271-279-283-301-303-309-315-317-319-120240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLECKLEY COLUMBIA DODGE
ELBERT EMANUEL GLASCOCK
HANCOCK JEFFERSON JOHNSON
LAURENS LINCOLN MCDUFFIE
MONTGOMERY PULASKI RICHMOND
TALIAFERRO TELFAIR TOOMBS
TREUTLEN WARREN WASHINGTON
WHEELER WILCOX WILKES
WILKINSON
$$
NCC003-011-023-025-027-035-045-059-071-097-109-111-119-149-159-
161-179-120240-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDER AVERY BURKE
CABARRUS CALDWELL CATAWBA
CLEVELAND DAVIE GASTON
IREDELL LINCOLN MCDOWELL
MECKLENBURG POLK ROWAN
RUTHERFORD UNION
$$
SCC001-007-021-023-045-047-059-065-083-087-091-120240-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE
CHESTER GREENVILLE GREENWOOD
LAURENS MCCORMICK SPARTANBURG
UNION YORK
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 17
VALID 120030Z - 120140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 NW MCN TO
30 S AHN TO 15 N AHN TO 35 WNW AND TO 35 NNW AND TO 5 WSW AVL TO
25 ESE HSS TO 25 SSE TRI.
..LEITMAN..01/12/20
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 17
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-023-073-091-105-107-119-125-133-141-147-163-167-175-181-
189-195-209-221-235-237-245-257-265-271-279-283-289-301-303-309-
315-317-319-120140-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BLECKLEY COLUMBIA
DODGE ELBERT EMANUEL
FRANKLIN GLASCOCK GREENE
HANCOCK HART JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LAURENS LINCOLN
MCDUFFIE MADISON MONTGOMERY
OGLETHORPE PULASKI PUTNAM
RICHMOND STEPHENS TALIAFERRO
TELFAIR TOOMBS TREUTLEN
TWIGGS WARREN WASHINGTON
WHEELER WILCOX WILKES
WILKINSON
$$
NCC011-021-023-027-045-089-111-121-149-161-175-199-120140-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE
CALDWELL CLEVELAND HENDERSON
MCDOWELL MITCHELL POLK
RUTHERFORD TRANSYLVANIA YANCEY
$$
SCC001-007-021-045-047-059-065-073-077-083-087-120140-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE
GREENVILLE GREENWOOD LAURENS
MCCORMICK OCONEE PICKENS
SPARTANBURG UNION
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 17
VALID 112335Z - 120040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..NAUSLAR..01/11/20
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 17
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-023-059-073-091-105-107-119-125-133-137-141-147-163-167-
175-181-189-195-209-211-219-221-235-237-241-245-257-265-271-279-
283-289-301-303-309-315-317-319-120040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BLECKLEY CLARKE
COLUMBIA DODGE ELBERT
EMANUEL FRANKLIN GLASCOCK
GREENE HABERSHAM HANCOCK
HART JEFFERSON JOHNSON
LAURENS LINCOLN MCDUFFIE
MADISON MONTGOMERY MORGAN
OCONEE OGLETHORPE PULASKI
PUTNAM RABUN RICHMOND
STEPHENS TALIAFERRO TELFAIR
TOOMBS TREUTLEN TWIGGS
WARREN WASHINGTON WHEELER
WILCOX WILKES WILKINSON
$$
NCC011-021-023-027-045-075-087-089-099-111-113-115-121-149-161-
173-175-199-120040-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE
CALDWELL CLEVELAND GRAHAM
HAYWOOD HENDERSON JACKSON
MCDOWELL MACON MADISON
MITCHELL POLK RUTHERFORD
SWAIN TRANSYLVANIA YANCEY
$$
SCC001-007-021-045-047-059-065-073-077-083-087-120040-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE
GREENVILLE GREENWOOD LAURENS
MCCORMICK OCONEE PICKENS
SPARTANBURG UNION
$$
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 (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (70%)
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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% (EF2-EF5 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.
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