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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 385
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
250 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
North Georgia
Western North Carolina
Northwest South Carolina
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 250 PM until
700 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Broken convective line will spread east-southeast across
the southern Appalachian region into early evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 105
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles west northwest
of Hickory NC to 40 miles west southwest of Anderson SC. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 382...WW 383...WW 384...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
29030.
...Grams
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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.
SAW5
WW 385 SEVERE TSTM GA NC SC 171850Z - 172300Z
AXIS..105 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
40WNW HKY/HICKORY NC/ - 40WSW AND/ANDERSON SC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 90NM E/W /30S HMV - 26S ODF/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29030.
LAT...LON 35938016 34258153 34258521 35938392
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 385 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 385
VALID 172235Z - 172300Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 SE AND TO
15 SE CLT.
A NEW WW IS BEING ISSUED DOWNSTREAM OF WW 385.
..KERR..06/17/22
ATTN...WFO...FFC...GSP...MRX...CAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 385
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC105-172300-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ELBERT
$$
NCC179-172300-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
UNION
$$
SCC001-023-039-047-057-071-172300-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE CHESTER FAIRFIELD
GREENWOOD LANCASTER NEWBERRY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 385
VALID 172120Z - 172240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 ESE RMG
TO 45 NW AND TO 25 WSW HKY TO 30 NNE HKY.
..SQUITIERI..06/17/22
ATTN...WFO...FFC...GSP...MRX...CAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 385
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC011-085-105-119-137-139-147-157-195-257-172240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BANKS DAWSON ELBERT
FRANKLIN HABERSHAM HALL
HART JACKSON MADISON
STEPHENS
$$
NCC025-035-045-059-071-097-109-119-149-159-161-179-172240-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABARRUS CATAWBA CLEVELAND
DAVIE GASTON IREDELL
LINCOLN MECKLENBURG POLK
ROWAN RUTHERFORD UNION
$$
SCC001-007-021-023-039-045-047-057-059-071-073-077-083-087-091-
172240-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE
CHESTER FAIRFIELD GREENVILLE
GREENWOOD LANCASTER LAURENS
NEWBERRY OCONEE PICKENS
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 #1 ON WW 385
VALID 172040Z - 172140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 SE CHA TO
35 SSE TRI.
..WEINMAN..06/17/22
ATTN...WFO...FFC...GSP...MRX...CAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 385
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC011-085-105-111-119-123-129-137-139-147-157-187-195-227-241-
257-281-291-311-172140-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BANKS DAWSON ELBERT
FANNIN FRANKLIN GILMER
GORDON HABERSHAM HALL
HART JACKSON LUMPKIN
MADISON PICKENS RABUN
STEPHENS TOWNS UNION
WHITE
$$
NCC003-011-021-023-025-027-035-039-043-045-059-071-075-087-089-
097-099-109-111-113-115-119-121-149-159-161-173-175-179-199-
172140-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDER AVERY BUNCOMBE
BURKE CABARRUS CALDWELL
CATAWBA CHEROKEE CLAY
CLEVELAND DAVIE GASTON
GRAHAM HAYWOOD HENDERSON
IREDELL JACKSON LINCOLN
MCDOWELL MACON MADISON
MECKLENBURG MITCHELL POLK
ROWAN RUTHERFORD SWAIN
TRANSYLVANIA UNION YANCEY
$$
SCC001-007-021-023-039-045-047-057-059-071-073-077-083-087-091-
172140-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE
CHESTER FAIRFIELD GREENVILLE
GREENWOOD LANCASTER LAURENS
NEWBERRY OCONEE PICKENS
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
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Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (10%)
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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% (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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