Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 388

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 388
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   610 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Far Eastern Georgia
     Western and Central South Carolina

   * Effective this Saturday evening from 610 PM until 1100 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

   SUMMARY...A thunderstorm cluster will continue to move quickly
   eastward across parts of western and central South Carolina over the
   next several hours. Scattered damaging winds will be the main threat
   with this activity before it eventually weakens later this evening.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
   statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles northwest of
   Columbia SC to 25 miles southeast of Augusta GA. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

   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 386...WW 387...

   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 500. Mean storm motion vector
   27040.

   ...Gleason

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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW8 
   WW 388 SEVERE TSTM GA SC 072310Z - 080400Z
   AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   55NW CAE/COLUMBIA SC/ - 25SE AGS/AUGUSTA GA/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /33S SPA - 44SE IRQ/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27040.

   LAT...LON 34498092 33098080 33098253 34498268

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU8.

Watch 388 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 388

VALID 080205Z - 080340Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SW OGB TO
30 S CLT.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1188

..DEAN..06/08/25

ATTN...WFO...CAE...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 388 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

SCC009-017-027-055-061-075-079-085-080340-

SC 
.    SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BAMBERG 	     CALHOUN		 CLARENDON	     
KERSHAW 	     LEE		 ORANGEBURG	     
RICHLAND	     SUMTER		 
$$


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 388

VALID 080050Z - 080140Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SW AGS TO
15 WSW AGS TO 40 N AGS TO 20 SE SPA.

..DEAN..06/08/25

ATTN...WFO...CAE...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 388 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

GAC033-073-245-080140-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BURKE		     COLUMBIA		 RICHMOND	     
$$


SCC003-009-011-017-037-039-063-071-075-079-081-080140-

SC 
.    SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

AIKEN		     BAMBERG		 BARNWELL	     
CALHOUN 	     EDGEFIELD		 FAIRFIELD	     
LEXINGTON	     NEWBERRY		 ORANGEBURG	     
RICHLAND	     SALUDA		 
$$


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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