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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 11
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
205 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northern and Western Georgia
Far Southeast Tennessee
* Effective this Sunday morning from 205 AM until 900 AM EST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms will continue to pose a threat for
a couple of tornadoes and scattered to numerous damaging winds up to
60-70 mph as it moves quickly eastward early this morning.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
east and west of a line from 15 miles north northwest of Chattanooga
TN to 55 miles south southwest of Macon GA. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).
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...WW 10...
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 27045.
...Gleason
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 11 TORNADO GA TN 160705Z - 161400Z
AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
15NNW CHA/CHATTANOOGA TN/ - 55SSW MCN/MACON GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM E/W /18NNW GQO - 23NE PZD/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27045.
LAT...LON 35238459 31968333 31968469 35238601
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU1.
Watch 11 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 11
VALID 160830Z - 160940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 E GAD TO
20 SSE CHA TO 35 NE CHA.
..BROYLES..02/16/25
ATTN...WFO...FFC...MRX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 11
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC015-021-023-035-045-053-055-057-063-067-077-079-081-089-091-
093-097-113-115-121-123-129-143-145-149-151-153-159-169-171-193-
197-199-207-213-215-217-223-225-227-231-233-235-247-249-255-259-
261-263-269-285-289-293-307-313-315-160940-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTOW BIBB BLECKLEY
BUTTS CARROLL CHATTAHOOCHEE
CHATTOOGA CHEROKEE CLAYTON
COBB COWETA CRAWFORD
CRISP DEKALB DODGE
DOOLY DOUGLAS FAYETTE
FLOYD FULTON GILMER
GORDON HARALSON HARRIS
HEARD HENRY HOUSTON
JASPER JONES LAMAR
MACON MARION MERIWETHER
MONROE MURRAY MUSCOGEE
NEWTON PAULDING PEACH
PICKENS PIKE POLK
PULASKI ROCKDALE SCHLEY
SPALDING STEWART SUMTER
TALBOT TAYLOR TROUP
TWIGGS UPSON WEBSTER
WHITFIELD WILCOX
$$
TNC011-160940-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRADLEY
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 11
VALID 160755Z - 160840Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..02/16/25
ATTN...WFO...FFC...MRX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 11
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC015-021-023-035-045-047-053-055-057-063-067-077-079-081-083-
089-091-093-097-113-115-121-123-129-143-145-149-151-153-159-169-
171-193-197-199-207-213-215-217-223-225-227-231-233-235-247-249-
255-259-261-263-269-285-289-293-295-307-313-315-160840-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTOW BIBB BLECKLEY
BUTTS CARROLL CATOOSA
CHATTAHOOCHEE CHATTOOGA CHEROKEE
CLAYTON COBB COWETA
CRAWFORD CRISP DADE
DEKALB DODGE DOOLY
DOUGLAS FAYETTE FLOYD
FULTON GILMER GORDON
HARALSON HARRIS HEARD
HENRY HOUSTON JASPER
JONES LAMAR MACON
MARION MERIWETHER MONROE
MURRAY MUSCOGEE NEWTON
PAULDING PEACH PICKENS
PIKE POLK PULASKI
ROCKDALE SCHLEY SPALDING
STEWART SUMTER TALBOT
TAYLOR TROUP TWIGGS
UPSON WALKER WEBSTER
WHITFIELD WILCOX
$$
TNC011-065-115-153-160840-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRADLEY HAMILTON MARION
SEQUATCHIE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (20%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
High (70%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Low (<5%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Low (<5%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (80%)
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.
