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SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 300
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
235 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
southern Alabama
western Florida Panhandle
southwestern Georgia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 235 PM
until 1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Numerous thunderstorms will continue developing over
southern portion of the Gulf Coast states this afternoon. Multicell
and some marginal supercell structures are likely with damaging wind
the main threat, and a tornado or two possible.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles north
northwest of Mobile AL to 55 miles southeast of Macon GA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24035.
...Dial
SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 300
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
235 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
southern Alabama
western Florida Panhandle
southwestern Georgia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 235 PM
until 1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Numerous thunderstorms will continue developing over
southern portion of the Gulf Coast states this afternoon. Multicell
and some marginal supercell structures are likely with damaging wind
the main threat, and a tornado or two possible.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles north
northwest of Mobile AL to 55 miles southeast of Macon GA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24035.
...Dial
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW0
WW 300 SEVERE TSTM AL FL GA CW 241835Z - 250200Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
20NNW MOB/MOBILE AL/ - 55SE MCN/MACON GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM N/S /13N SJI - 43NW AMG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 32038838 33228299 31058299 29868838
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 300 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 300
VALID 250035Z - 250200Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 ESE PNS
TO 15 ENE CEW TO 30 SW ABY TO 20 NE VLD.
WW 300 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 250200Z.
..SQUITIERI..06/25/20
ATTN...WFO...MOB...BMX...TAE...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 300
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
FLC059-063-131-133-250200-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOLMES JACKSON WALTON
WASHINGTON
$$
GAC027-087-131-185-253-275-250200-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BROOKS DECATUR GRADY
LOWNDES SEMINOLE THOMAS
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 300
VALID 242335Z - 250040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SSE PNS
TO 5 ENE CEW TO 35 ENE TOI TO 30 NNW AUO.
..SQUITIERI..06/24/20
ATTN...WFO...MOB...BMX...TAE...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 300
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC069-250040-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOUSTON
$$
FLC059-063-131-133-250040-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOLMES JACKSON WALTON
WASHINGTON
$$
GAC007-019-021-027-037-053-061-071-075-079-081-087-093-095-099-
131-145-153-171-173-177-185-193-197-199-201-205-207-215-225-231-
239-243-249-253-259-261-263-269-273-275-277-287-293-307-321-
250040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAKER BERRIEN BIBB
BROOKS CALHOUN CHATTAHOOCHEE
CLAY COLQUITT COOK
CRAWFORD CRISP DECATUR
DOOLY DOUGHERTY EARLY
GRADY HARRIS HOUSTON
LAMAR LANIER LEE
LOWNDES MACON MARION
MERIWETHER MILLER MITCHELL
MONROE MUSCOGEE PEACH
PIKE QUITMAN RANDOLPH
SCHLEY SEMINOLE STEWART
SUMTER TALBOT TAYLOR
TERRELL THOMAS TIFT
TURNER UPSON WEBSTER
WORTH
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 300
VALID 242250Z - 242340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 S PNS TO
10 E TOI TO 35 WNW AUO.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 991
..SQUITIERI..06/24/20
ATTN...WFO...MOB...BMX...TAE...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 300
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC005-011-031-045-061-067-069-081-087-113-242340-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBOUR BULLOCK COFFEE
DALE GENEVA HENRY
HOUSTON LEE MACON
RUSSELL
$$
FLC059-063-091-131-133-242340-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOLMES JACKSON OKALOOSA
WALTON WASHINGTON
$$
GAC007-019-021-027-037-053-061-071-075-079-081-087-093-095-099-
131-145-153-171-173-177-185-193-197-199-201-205-207-215-225-231-
239-243-249-253-259-261-263-269-273-275-277-287-293-307-321-
242340-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAKER BERRIEN BIBB
BROOKS CALHOUN CHATTAHOOCHEE
CLAY COLQUITT COOK
CRAWFORD CRISP DECATUR
DOOLY DOUGHERTY EARLY
GRADY HARRIS HOUSTON
LAMAR LANIER LEE
LOWNDES MACON MARION
MERIWETHER MILLER MITCHELL
MONROE MUSCOGEE PEACH
PIKE QUITMAN RANDOLPH
SCHLEY SEMINOLE STEWART
SUMTER TALBOT TAYLOR
TERRELL THOMAS TIFT
TURNER UPSON WEBSTER
WORTH
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 300
VALID 242140Z - 242240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SSW PNS
TO 20 ESE GZH TO 30 SSW MGM TO 30 NNE SEM.
..SQUITIERI..06/24/20
ATTN...WFO...MOB...BMX...TAE...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 300
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC005-011-031-039-041-045-061-067-069-081-087-101-109-113-
242240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBOUR BULLOCK COFFEE
COVINGTON CRENSHAW DALE
GENEVA HENRY HOUSTON
LEE MACON MONTGOMERY
PIKE RUSSELL
$$
FLC059-063-091-131-133-242240-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOLMES JACKSON OKALOOSA
WALTON WASHINGTON
$$
GAC007-019-021-027-037-053-061-071-075-079-081-087-093-095-099-
131-145-153-171-173-177-185-193-197-199-201-205-207-215-225-231-
239-243-249-253-259-261-263-269-273-275-277-287-293-307-321-
242240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAKER BERRIEN BIBB
BROOKS CALHOUN CHATTAHOOCHEE
CLAY COLQUITT COOK
CRAWFORD CRISP DECATUR
DOOLY DOUGHERTY EARLY
GRADY HARRIS HOUSTON
LAMAR LANIER LEE
LOWNDES MACON MARION
MERIWETHER MILLER MITCHELL
MONROE MUSCOGEE PEACH
PIKE QUITMAN RANDOLPH
SCHLEY SEMINOLE STEWART
SUMTER TALBOT TAYLOR
TERRELL THOMAS TIFT
TURNER UPSON WEBSTER
WORTH
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 300
VALID 242055Z - 242140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 SW PNS TO
35 NNW PNS TO 40 SSE MEI.
..MOSIER..06/24/20
ATTN...WFO...MOB...BMX...TAE...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 300
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC005-011-013-025-031-035-039-041-045-053-061-067-069-081-085-
087-099-101-109-113-131-242140-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBOUR BULLOCK BUTLER
CLARKE COFFEE CONECUH
COVINGTON CRENSHAW DALE
ESCAMBIA GENEVA HENRY
HOUSTON LEE LOWNDES
MACON MONROE MONTGOMERY
PIKE RUSSELL WILCOX
$$
FLC033-059-063-091-113-131-133-242140-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ESCAMBIA HOLMES JACKSON
OKALOOSA SANTA ROSA WALTON
WASHINGTON
$$
GAC007-019-021-027-037-053-061-071-075-079-081-087-093-095-099-
131-145-153-171-173-177-185-193-197-199-201-205-207-215-225-231-
239-243-249-253-259-261-263-269-273-275-277-287-293-307-321-
242140-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAKER BERRIEN BIBB
BROOKS CALHOUN CHATTAHOOCHEE
CLAY COLQUITT COOK
CRAWFORD CRISP DECATUR
DOOLY DOUGHERTY EARLY
GRADY HARRIS HOUSTON
LAMAR LANIER LEE
LOWNDES MACON MARION
MERIWETHER MILLER MITCHELL
MONROE MUSCOGEE PEACH
PIKE QUITMAN RANDOLPH
SCHLEY SEMINOLE STEWART
SUMTER TALBOT TAYLOR
TERRELL THOMAS TIFT
TURNER UPSON WEBSTER
WORTH
$$
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
|
Low (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (5%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (<5%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (<5%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
Mod (60%)
|
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.