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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 10
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
505 PM EST Sun Jan 2 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southeast Georgia
Far southern South Carolina
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 505 PM until
1000 PM EST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph possible
SUMMARY...Linear cluster over southwest to south-central Georgia
will spread east-northeast with a threat for damaging winds and
brief tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles south southwest of Waycross GA
to 30 miles north of Savannah GA. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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 9...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24040.
...Grams
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
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WW 10 TORNADO GA SC CW 022205Z - 030300Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35SSW AYS/WAYCROSS GA/ - 30N SAV/SAVANNAH GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /46S AMG - 25N SAV/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.
LAT...LON 30788347 32568206 32568033 30788178
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 10 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 10
VALID 030245Z - 030340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 SSW VDI
TO 30 ENE VDI TO 35 NNE SAV.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 24
..LYONS..01/03/22
ATTN...WFO...JAX...CHS...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 10
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC001-003-005-025-029-049-051-065-069-101-103-109-161-165-173-
179-183-185-191-229-251-267-299-305-030340-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
APPLING ATKINSON BACON
BRANTLEY BRYAN CHARLTON
CHATHAM CLINCH COFFEE
ECHOLS EFFINGHAM EVANS
JEFF DAVIS JENKINS LANIER
LIBERTY LONG LOWNDES
MCINTOSH PIERCE SCREVEN
TATTNALL WARE WAYNE
$$
SCC005-013-049-053-030340-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLENDALE BEAUFORT HAMPTON
JASPER
$$
AMZ352-354-030340-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM
...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 10
VALID 030140Z - 030240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 NNE VDI TO
30 NNW SAV.
..LYONS..01/03/22
ATTN...WFO...JAX...CHS...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 10
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC001-003-005-025-029-049-051-065-069-101-103-109-161-165-173-
179-183-185-191-229-251-267-299-305-030240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
APPLING ATKINSON BACON
BRANTLEY BRYAN CHARLTON
CHATHAM CLINCH COFFEE
ECHOLS EFFINGHAM EVANS
JEFF DAVIS JENKINS LANIER
LIBERTY LONG LOWNDES
MCINTOSH PIERCE SCREVEN
TATTNALL WARE WAYNE
$$
SCC005-013-049-053-030240-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLENDALE BEAUFORT HAMPTON
JASPER
$$
AMZ352-354-030240-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM
...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 10
VALID 030040Z - 030140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 22
..LYONS..01/03/22
ATTN...WFO...JAX...CHS...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 10
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC001-003-005-025-029-031-043-049-051-065-069-101-103-109-161-
173-179-183-185-191-229-267-299-305-030140-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
APPLING ATKINSON BACON
BRANTLEY BRYAN BULLOCH
CANDLER CHARLTON CHATHAM
CLINCH COFFEE ECHOLS
EFFINGHAM EVANS JEFF DAVIS
LANIER LIBERTY LONG
LOWNDES MCINTOSH PIERCE
TATTNALL WARE WAYNE
$$
SCC013-053-030140-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT JASPER
$$
AMZ352-354-030140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM
...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 10
VALID 022320Z - 030040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..01/02/22
ATTN...WFO...JAX...CHS...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 10
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC001-003-005-025-029-031-043-049-051-065-069-101-103-109-161-
173-179-183-185-191-229-267-299-305-030040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
APPLING ATKINSON BACON
BRANTLEY BRYAN BULLOCH
CANDLER CHARLTON CHATHAM
CLINCH COFFEE ECHOLS
EFFINGHAM EVANS JEFF DAVIS
LANIER LIBERTY LONG
LOWNDES MCINTOSH PIERCE
TATTNALL WARE WAYNE
$$
SCC013-053-030040-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEAUFORT JASPER
$$
AMZ352-354-030040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM
...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (30%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (30%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
Mod (60%)
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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.