Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 87
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 87
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1130 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and Northern Georgia
Western North Carolina
Western and Central South Carolina
* Effective this Monday morning and evening from 1130 AM until
700 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A squall line will move into the Watch area with the
primary hazard being damaging straight-line winds within bowing
portions of the line. A brief tornado is also possible if a
stronger embedded circulation in the squall line can develop.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 115
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north of
Greenville SC to 55 miles south southwest of Macon GA. 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 84...WW 85...WW 86...
AVIATION...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.
...Smith
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 87 SEVERE TSTM GA NC SC 311530Z - 312300Z
AXIS..115 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35N GSP/GREENVILLE SC/ - 55SSW MCN/MACON GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 100NM E/W /27NNW SPA - 23NE PZD/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27045.
LAT...LON 35398018 31958205 31958597 35398426
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 87 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 87
VALID 311830Z - 311940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 NW ABY TO
40 ESE CSG TO 20 SW MCN TO 25 N MCN TO 15 SW AHN TO 25 N AHN TO
45 NW AND TO 35 SW HSS.
..WENDT..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 87
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-021-023-033-059-073-081-091-093-105-107-119-125-133-141-
147-153-163-167-169-175-181-189-193-195-209-211-219-221-225-235-
237-245-257-261-265-271-279-283-289-301-303-307-309-315-317-319-
311940-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BIBB BLECKLEY
BURKE CLARKE COLUMBIA
CRISP DODGE DOOLY
ELBERT EMANUEL FRANKLIN
GLASCOCK GREENE HANCOCK
HART HOUSTON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON JONES LAURENS
LINCOLN MCDUFFIE MACON
MADISON MONTGOMERY MORGAN
OCONEE OGLETHORPE PEACH
PULASKI PUTNAM RICHMOND
STEPHENS SUMTER TALIAFERRO
TELFAIR TOOMBS TREUTLEN
TWIGGS WARREN WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WHEELER WILCOX
WILKES WILKINSON
$$
NCC025-045-071-089-109-119-149-161-175-179-311940-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABARRUS CLEVELAND GASTON
HENDERSON LINCOLN MECKLENBURG
POLK RUTHERFORD TRANSYLVANIA
UNION
$$
SCC001-003-007-011-021-023-037-039-045-047-057-059-063-065-071-
073-077-079-081-083-087-091-311940-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE AIKEN ANDERSON
BARNWELL CHEROKEE CHESTER
EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD GREENVILLE
GREENWOOD LANCASTER LAURENS
LEXINGTON MCCORMICK NEWBERRY
OCONEE PICKENS RICHLAND
SALUDA SPARTANBURG UNION
YORK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 87
VALID 311730Z - 311840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 E TOI TO
5 SE CSG TO 30 E LGC TO 10 SE ATL TO 40 NNE ATL TO 50 NW AHN TO
50 SSE TYS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 326
..WENDT..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 87
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-011-013-021-023-033-035-053-059-073-079-081-091-093-105-
107-117-119-125-133-135-137-139-141-147-151-153-157-159-163-167-
169-171-175-181-189-193-195-197-207-209-211-217-219-221-225-231-
235-237-241-245-247-249-255-257-259-261-263-265-269-271-279-281-
283-289-293-297-301-303-307-309-311-315-317-319-311840-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BANKS BARROW
BIBB BLECKLEY BURKE
BUTTS CHATTAHOOCHEE CLARKE
COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CRISP
DODGE DOOLY ELBERT
EMANUEL FORSYTH FRANKLIN
GLASCOCK GREENE GWINNETT
HABERSHAM HALL HANCOCK
HART HENRY HOUSTON
JACKSON JASPER JEFFERSON
JOHNSON JONES LAMAR
LAURENS LINCOLN MCDUFFIE
MACON MADISON MARION
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
NEWTON OCONEE OGLETHORPE
PEACH PIKE PULASKI
PUTNAM RABUN RICHMOND
ROCKDALE SCHLEY SPALDING
STEPHENS STEWART SUMTER
TALBOT TALIAFERRO TAYLOR
TELFAIR TOOMBS TOWNS
TREUTLEN TWIGGS UPSON
WALTON WARREN WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WHEELER WHITE
WILCOX WILKES WILKINSON
$$
NCC025-045-071-089-109-119-149-161-175-179-311840-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABARRUS CLEVELAND GASTON
HENDERSON LINCOLN MECKLENBURG
POLK RUTHERFORD TRANSYLVANIA
UNION
$$
SCC001-003-007-011-021-023-037-039-045-047-057-059-063-065-071-
073-077-079-081-083-087-091-311840-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE AIKEN ANDERSON
BARNWELL CHEROKEE CHESTER
EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD GREENVILLE
GREENWOOD LANCASTER LAURENS
LEXINGTON MCCORMICK NEWBERRY
OCONEE PICKENS RICHLAND
SALUDA SPARTANBURG UNION
YORK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 87
VALID 311635Z - 311740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 ENE TOI TO
5 ENE AUO TO 25 N LGC TO 35 WNW ATL TO 30 E RMG TO 20 SSW TYS.
..WENDT..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 87
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-011-013-021-023-033-035-053-059-063-067-073-077-079-081-
085-089-091-093-097-105-107-113-117-119-121-125-133-135-137-139-
141-145-147-149-151-153-157-159-163-167-169-171-175-181-187-189-
193-195-197-199-207-209-211-215-217-219-221-225-231-235-237-241-
245-247-249-255-257-259-261-263-265-269-271-279-281-283-285-289-
291-293-297-301-303-307-309-311-315-317-319-311740-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BANKS BARROW
BIBB BLECKLEY BURKE
BUTTS CHATTAHOOCHEE CLARKE
CLAYTON COBB COLUMBIA
COWETA CRAWFORD CRISP
DAWSON DEKALB DODGE
DOOLY DOUGLAS ELBERT
EMANUEL FAYETTE FORSYTH
FRANKLIN FULTON GLASCOCK
GREENE GWINNETT HABERSHAM
HALL HANCOCK HARRIS
HART HEARD HENRY
HOUSTON JACKSON JASPER
JEFFERSON JOHNSON JONES
LAMAR LAURENS LINCOLN
LUMPKIN MCDUFFIE MACON
MADISON MARION MERIWETHER
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
MUSCOGEE NEWTON OCONEE
OGLETHORPE PEACH PIKE
PULASKI PUTNAM RABUN
RICHMOND ROCKDALE SCHLEY
SPALDING STEPHENS STEWART
SUMTER TALBOT TALIAFERRO
TAYLOR TELFAIR TOOMBS
TOWNS TREUTLEN TROUP
TWIGGS UNION UPSON
WALTON WARREN WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WHEELER WHITE
WILCOX WILKES WILKINSON
$$
NCC025-045-071-089-109-119-149-161-175-179-311740-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABARRUS CLEVELAND GASTON
HENDERSON LINCOLN MECKLENBURG
POLK RUTHERFORD TRANSYLVANIA
UNION
$$
SCC001-003-007-011-021-023-037-039-045-047-057-059-063-065-071-
073-077-079-081-083-087-091-311740-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE AIKEN ANDERSON
BARNWELL CHEROKEE CHESTER
EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD GREENVILLE
GREENWOOD LANCASTER LAURENS
LEXINGTON MCCORMICK NEWBERRY
OCONEE PICKENS RICHLAND
SALUDA SPARTANBURG UNION
YORK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (5%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Low (20%)
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.
