Note:
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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 724
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
600 AM EST Sun Dec 29 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Georgia
Southwestern North Carolina
South Carolina
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 600 AM until
100 PM EST.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...The faster-moving northern part of a line of strong-severe
thunderstorms will move northeastward across the watch area thriough
midday, offering sporadic damaging to severe gusts and potential for
a few embedded tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
either side of a line from 35 miles east southeast of Savannah GA to
45 miles north of Greenville SC. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 723...
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.
...Edwards
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 724
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
600 AM EST Sun Dec 29 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Georgia
Southwestern North Carolina
South Carolina
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 600 AM until
100 PM EST.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...The faster-moving northern part of a line of strong-severe
thunderstorms will move northeastward across the watch area thriough
midday, offering sporadic damaging to severe gusts and potential for
a few embedded tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
either side of a line from 35 miles east southeast of Savannah GA to
45 miles north of Greenville SC. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 723...
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.
...Edwards
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 724 TORNADO GA NC SC CW 291100Z - 291800Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF LINE..
35ESE SAV/SAVANNAH GA/ - 45N GSP/GREENVILLE SC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM EITHER SIDE /27ESE SAV - 34NNW SPA/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23040.
LAT...LON 31468189 35078351 36028091 32407940
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 724 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 724
VALID 291145Z - 291240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GRAMS..12/29/24
ATTN...WFO...CHS...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 724
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC029-031-033-043-051-073-103-105-109-137-147-165-179-181-183-
189-191-241-245-251-257-267-291240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRYAN BULLOCH BURKE
CANDLER CHATHAM COLUMBIA
EFFINGHAM ELBERT EVANS
HABERSHAM HART JENKINS
LIBERTY LINCOLN LONG
MCDUFFIE MCINTOSH RABUN
RICHMOND SCREVEN STEPHENS
TATTNALL
$$
NCC003-023-025-035-045-059-071-097-109-119-149-159-161-179-
291240-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDER BURKE CABARRUS
CATAWBA CLEVELAND DAVIE
GASTON IREDELL LINCOLN
MECKLENBURG POLK ROWAN
RUTHERFORD UNION
$$
SCC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-
035-037-039-045-047-049-053-055-057-059-061-063-065-071-073-075-
077-079-081-083-085-087-091-291240-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE AIKEN ALLENDALE
ANDERSON BAMBERG BARNWELL
BEAUFORT BERKELEY CALHOUN
CHARLESTON CHEROKEE CHESTER
CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON COLLETON
DORCHESTER EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD
GREENVILLE GREENWOOD HAMPTON
JASPER KERSHAW LANCASTER
LAURENS LEE LEXINGTON
MCCORMICK NEWBERRY OCONEE
ORANGEBURG PICKENS RICHLAND
SALUDA SPARTANBURG SUMTER
UNION YORK
$$
AMZ330-350-352-354-291240-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
CHARLESTON HARBOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM
...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
$$
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.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (20%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Low (10%)
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.
