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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 437
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
625 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northeast Georgia
Western North Carolina
Upstate South Carolina
South Central Virginia
* Effective this Sunday night from 625 PM until Midnight EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Widely scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are
expected to affect the watch area through the evening. The
strongest cells will pose a risk of locally damaging wind gusts and
hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 75 miles west southwest
of Asheville NC to 90 miles east northeast of Hickory NC. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 430...WW 431...WW
432...WW 434...WW 435...WW 436...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 437 SEVERE TSTM GA NC SC VA 022225Z - 030400Z
AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
75WSW AVL/ASHEVILLE NC/ - 90ENE HKY/HICKORY NC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM N/S /30NW ODF - 11NNE GSO/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
LAT...LON 35668377 36867989 35567989 34368377
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 437 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 437
VALID 030140Z - 030240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 WSW AND
TO 20 SSE AVL TO 30 N SPA TO 25 SSW PSK.
..WEINMAN..07/03/23
ATTN...WFO...GSP...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 437
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NCC003-023-035-045-059-097-109-159-169-171-193-197-030240-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDER BURKE CATAWBA
CLEVELAND DAVIE IREDELL
LINCOLN ROWAN STOKES
SURRY WILKES YADKIN
$$
SCC007-021-045-083-030240-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON CHEROKEE GREENVILLE
SPARTANBURG
$$
VAC035-063-141-640-030240-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CARROLL FLOYD PATRICK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
GALAX
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 437
VALID 030015Z - 030140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 E AHN TO
35 WNW AND TO 25 W HSS.
..THORNTON..07/03/23
ATTN...WFO...GSP...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 437
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC147-030140-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HART
$$
NCC003-005-009-011-021-023-027-035-045-059-087-089-097-099-109-
111-115-121-149-159-161-169-171-175-189-193-197-199-030140-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDER ALLEGHANY ASHE
AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE
CALDWELL CATAWBA CLEVELAND
DAVIE HAYWOOD HENDERSON
IREDELL JACKSON LINCOLN
MCDOWELL MADISON MITCHELL
POLK ROWAN RUTHERFORD
STOKES SURRY TRANSYLVANIA
WATAUGA WILKES YADKIN
YANCEY
$$
SCC007-021-045-073-077-083-030140-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON CHEROKEE GREENVILLE
OCONEE PICKENS SPARTANBURG
$$
VAC035-063-077-141-640-030140-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CARROLL FLOYD GRAYSON
PATRICK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
GALAX
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 437
VALID 022330Z - 030040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..THORNTON..07/02/23
ATTN...WFO...GSP...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 437
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC119-137-147-241-257-030040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FRANKLIN HABERSHAM HART
RABUN STEPHENS
$$
NCC003-005-009-011-021-023-027-035-045-059-075-087-089-097-099-
109-111-113-115-121-149-159-161-169-171-173-175-189-193-197-199-
030040-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDER ALLEGHANY ASHE
AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE
CALDWELL CATAWBA CLEVELAND
DAVIE GRAHAM HAYWOOD
HENDERSON IREDELL JACKSON
LINCOLN MCDOWELL MACON
MADISON MITCHELL POLK
ROWAN RUTHERFORD STOKES
SURRY SWAIN TRANSYLVANIA
WATAUGA WILKES YADKIN
YANCEY
$$
SCC007-021-045-073-077-083-030040-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON CHEROKEE GREENVILLE
OCONEE PICKENS SPARTANBURG
$$
VAC035-063-077-141-640-030040-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CARROLL FLOYD GRAYSON
PATRICK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
GALAX
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (<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 (40%)
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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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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (20%)
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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.