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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 19
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1100 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northern Georgia
Far western North Carolina
Southeast Tennessee
* Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 1100 AM
until 500 PM EST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A fast-moving line of storms will pose a risk for damaging
winds and/or a tornado through early/mid-afternoon.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
north and south of a line from 25 miles south southwest of
Chattanooga TN to 65 miles east of Chattanooga TN. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 16...WW 17...WW 18...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 23040.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 19 TORNADO GA NC TN 121600Z - 122200Z
AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
25SSW CHA/CHATTANOOGA TN/ - 65E CHA/CHATTANOOGA TN/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM N/S /19SW GQO - 42WNW ODF/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23040.
LAT...LON 35278537 35598405 34458405 34128537
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 19 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 19
VALID 122030Z - 122140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 WSW RMG
TO 20 NE RMG TO 50 ESE CHA TO 55 E CHA TO 50 SSE TYS.
..THORNTON..01/12/23
ATTN...WFO...FFC...MRX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 19
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC015-057-085-115-187-227-291-122140-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTOW CHEROKEE DAWSON
FLOYD LUMPKIN PICKENS
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 #5 ON WW 19
VALID 122030Z - 122140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 WSW RMG
TO 20 NE RMG TO 50 ESE CHA TO 55 E CHA TO 50 SSE TYS.
..THORNTON..01/12/23
ATTN...WFO...FFC...MRX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 19
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC015-057-085-115-187-227-291-122140-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTOW CHEROKEE DAWSON
FLOYD LUMPKIN PICKENS
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 19
VALID 121930Z - 122040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 W RMG TO
25 E CHA TO 10 ESE TYS.
..THORNTON..01/12/23
ATTN...WFO...FFC...MRX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 19
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC015-057-085-111-115-123-129-187-213-227-291-122040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTOW CHEROKEE DAWSON
FANNIN FLOYD GILMER
GORDON LUMPKIN MURRAY
PICKENS UNION
$$
NCC039-122040-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE
$$
TNC139-122040-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
POLK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 19
VALID 121830Z - 121940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 W RMG TO
25 N RMG TO 40 SSW TYS TO 10 SE TYS.
..THORNTON..01/12/23
ATTN...WFO...FFC...MRX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 19
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC015-055-057-085-111-115-123-129-187-213-227-291-313-121940-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTOW CHATTOOGA CHEROKEE
DAWSON FANNIN FLOYD
GILMER GORDON LUMPKIN
MURRAY PICKENS UNION
WHITFIELD
$$
NCC039-121940-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE
$$
TNC139-121940-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
POLK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 19
VALID 121800Z - 121940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 ENE HSV
TO 15 W CHA TO 10 NE CHA TO 30 SE CSV.
..THORNTON..01/12/23
ATTN...WFO...FFC...MRX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 19
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC015-047-055-057-083-085-111-115-123-129-187-213-227-233-291-
295-313-121940-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTOW CATOOSA CHATTOOGA
CHEROKEE DADE DAWSON
FANNIN FLOYD GILMER
GORDON LUMPKIN MURRAY
PICKENS POLK UNION
WALKER WHITFIELD
$$
NCC039-121940-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE
$$
TNC011-065-107-123-139-121940-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRADLEY HAMILTON MCMINN
MONROE POLK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 19
VALID 121700Z - 121840Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 52
..THORNTON..01/12/23
ATTN...WFO...FFC...MRX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 19
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC015-047-055-057-083-085-111-115-123-129-187-213-227-233-291-
295-313-121840-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTOW CATOOSA CHATTOOGA
CHEROKEE DADE DAWSON
FANNIN FLOYD GILMER
GORDON LUMPKIN MURRAY
PICKENS POLK UNION
WALKER WHITFIELD
$$
NCC039-121840-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE
$$
TNC011-065-107-115-121-123-139-153-121840-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRADLEY HAMILTON MCMINN
MARION MEIGS MONROE
POLK SEQUATCHIE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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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 (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 (<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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