Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 459
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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 459
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
315 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northeast Georgia
Central and Western North Carolina
South Carolina
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 315 PM until Midnight
EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A very moist and unstable air mass is in place across the
watch area this afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms will develop,
tracking slowly southwestward through the evening. Damaging wind
gusts and some hail are possible in the more intense cores.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles east northeast
of Fayetteville NC to 20 miles northwest of Athens GA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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.
&&
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
02025.
...Hart
SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 459
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
315 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northeast Georgia
Central and Western North Carolina
South Carolina
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 315 PM until Midnight
EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A very moist and unstable air mass is in place across the
watch area this afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms will develop,
tracking slowly southwestward through the evening. Damaging wind
gusts and some hail are possible in the more intense cores.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles east northeast
of Fayetteville NC to 20 miles northwest of Athens GA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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.
&&
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
02025.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 459 SEVERE TSTM GA NC SC CW 251915Z - 260400Z
AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
40ENE FAY/FAYETTEVILLE NC/ - 20NW AHN/ATHENS GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM N/S /49SSE RDU - 36SSW ODF/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 02025.
LAT...LON 33897823 32848358 35468358 36497823
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 459 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 459
VALID 252005Z - 252140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..06/25/25
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CAE...GSP...RAH...ILM...CHS...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 459
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC011-013-033-059-073-085-105-117-119-125-133-135-137-139-141-
147-157-163-181-187-189-195-211-219-221-237-241-245-257-265-281-
291-297-301-303-311-317-252140-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BANKS BARROW BURKE
CLARKE COLUMBIA DAWSON
ELBERT FORSYTH FRANKLIN
GLASCOCK GREENE GWINNETT
HABERSHAM HALL HANCOCK
HART JACKSON JEFFERSON
LINCOLN LUMPKIN MCDUFFIE
MADISON MORGAN OCONEE
OGLETHORPE PUTNAM RABUN
RICHMOND STEPHENS TALIAFERRO
TOWNS UNION WALTON
WARREN WASHINGTON WHITE
WILKES
$$
NCC001-003-007-011-017-019-021-023-025-027-035-037-045-047-051-
057-059-063-065-067-069-071-075-077-081-083-085-087-089-093-097-
099-101-105-109-111-113-115-119-121-123-125-127-129-135-141-145-
149-151-153-155-159-161-163-165-167-173-175-179-181-183-185-191-
195-199-252140-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALAMANCE ALEXANDER ANSON
AVERY BLADEN BRUNSWICK
BUNCOMBE BURKE CABARRUS
CALDWELL CATAWBA CHATHAM
CLEVELAND COLUMBUS CUMBERLAND
DAVIDSON DAVIE DURHAM
EDGECOMBE FORSYTH FRANKLIN
GASTON GRAHAM GRANVILLE
GUILFORD HALIFAX HARNETT
HAYWOOD HENDERSON HOKE
IREDELL JACKSON JOHNSTON
LEE LINCOLN MCDOWELL
MACON MADISON MECKLENBURG
MITCHELL MONTGOMERY MOORE
NASH NEW HANOVER ORANGE
PENDER PERSON POLK
RANDOLPH RICHMOND ROBESON
ROWAN RUTHERFORD SAMPSON
SCOTLAND STANLY SWAIN
TRANSYLVANIA UNION VANCE
WAKE WARREN WAYNE
WILSON YANCEY
$$
SCC001-003-007-009-011-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-031-033-035-
037-039-041-043-045-047-051-055-057-059-061-063-065-067-069-071-
073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-252140-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE AIKEN ANDERSON
BAMBERG BARNWELL BERKELEY
CALHOUN CHARLESTON CHEROKEE
CHESTER CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON
DARLINGTON DILLON DORCHESTER
EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD FLORENCE
GEORGETOWN GREENVILLE GREENWOOD
HORRY KERSHAW LANCASTER
LAURENS LEE LEXINGTON
MCCORMICK MARION MARLBORO
NEWBERRY OCONEE ORANGEBURG
PICKENS RICHLAND SALUDA
SPARTANBURG SUMTER UNION
WILLIAMSBURG YORK
$$
AMZ250-252-254-256-330-350-252140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM
CHARLESTON HARBOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20
NM
$$
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 (<2%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
High (70%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Mod (30%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (30%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Low (10%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (90%)
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.