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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 202
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
120 PM EDT Fri May 22 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northeast Georgia
Western North Carolina
Northern and Central South Carolina
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until
800 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over western North Carolina and
northeast Georgia will track eastward across the watch area this
afternoon and intensify. Damaging wind gusts along the leading edge
of the storms, as well and some hail, are the primary risks.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles north
northwest of Athens GA to 45 miles east southeast of Charlotte NC.
For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
AVIATION...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
26035.
...Hart
SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 202
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
120 PM EDT Fri May 22 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northeast Georgia
Western North Carolina
Northern and Central South Carolina
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until
800 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over western North Carolina and
northeast Georgia will track eastward across the watch area this
afternoon and intensify. Damaging wind gusts along the leading edge
of the storms, as well and some hail, are the primary risks.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles north
northwest of Athens GA to 45 miles east southeast of Charlotte NC.
For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
AVIATION...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
26035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 202 SEVERE TSTM GA NC SC 221720Z - 230000Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
50NNW AHN/ATHENS GA/ - 45ESE CLT/CHARLOTTE NC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM N/S /19WSW ODF - 38ESE CLT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.
LAT...LON 35638367 35988022 33968022 33618367
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 202 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 202
VALID 221930Z - 222040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SW AHN TO
15 SE AND TO 20 S SPA TO 10 ENE SPA TO 25 NNE SPA TO 30 W HKY.
..DIAL..05/22/20
ATTN...WFO...FFC...GSP...CAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 202
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC059-105-181-221-317-222040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARKE ELBERT LINCOLN
OGLETHORPE WILKES
$$
NCC023-025-035-045-059-071-097-109-119-159-179-222040-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BURKE CABARRUS CATAWBA
CLEVELAND DAVIE GASTON
IREDELL LINCOLN MECKLENBURG
ROWAN UNION
$$
SCC001-021-023-025-037-039-047-055-057-059-061-063-065-071-079-
081-083-085-087-091-222040-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE CHEROKEE CHESTER
CHESTERFIELD EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD
GREENWOOD KERSHAW LANCASTER
LAURENS LEE LEXINGTON
MCCORMICK NEWBERRY RICHLAND
SALUDA SPARTANBURG SUMTER
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 #1 ON WW 202
VALID 221845Z - 221940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 WNW AHN
TO 10 NNW AND TO 15 NW GSP TO 10 E AVL TO 30 NNE AVL.
..DIAL..05/22/20
ATTN...WFO...FFC...GSP...CAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 202
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC059-105-147-181-195-221-317-221940-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARKE ELBERT HART
LINCOLN MADISON OGLETHORPE
WILKES
$$
NCC023-025-035-045-059-071-097-109-111-119-149-159-161-179-
221940-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BURKE CABARRUS CATAWBA
CLEVELAND DAVIE GASTON
IREDELL LINCOLN MCDOWELL
MECKLENBURG POLK ROWAN
RUTHERFORD UNION
$$
SCC001-007-021-023-025-037-039-045-047-055-057-059-061-063-065-
071-079-081-083-085-087-091-221940-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE
CHESTER CHESTERFIELD EDGEFIELD
FAIRFIELD GREENVILLE GREENWOOD
KERSHAW LANCASTER LAURENS
LEE LEXINGTON MCCORMICK
NEWBERRY RICHLAND SALUDA
SPARTANBURG SUMTER 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
|
Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
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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
|
Low (20%)
|
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
|
Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
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% (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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