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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 632
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
445 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northeast Alabama
Northern Georgia
Western North Carolina
Western South Carolina
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 445 PM until
1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A cluster of thunderstorms will spread eastward across the
watch area through the afternoon, posing a risk of locally damaging
wind gusts and hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles north
northwest of Anniston AL to 10 miles east northeast of Anderson SC.
For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 630...WW 631...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
29025.
...Hart
SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 632
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
445 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northeast Alabama
Northern Georgia
Western North Carolina
Western South Carolina
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 445 PM until
1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A cluster of thunderstorms will spread eastward across the
watch area through the afternoon, posing a risk of locally damaging
wind gusts and hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles north
northwest of Anniston AL to 10 miles east northeast of Anderson SC.
For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 630...WW 631...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
29025.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 632 SEVERE TSTM AL GA NC SC 172045Z - 180200Z
AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30NNW ANB/ANNISTON AL/ - 10ENE AND/ANDERSON SC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM N/S /46ENE VUZ - 38ESE ODF/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.
LAT...LON 34568605 35138256 33988256 33408605
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 632 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 632
VALID 172225Z - 172340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 E HSV TO
15 NNE RMG TO 50 ENE RMG TO 65 S TYS TO 30 WSW AVL.
..LYONS..08/17/24
ATTN...WFO...BMX...FFC...GSP...MRX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 632
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC015-019-027-029-055-111-115-121-172340-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CALHOUN CHEROKEE CLAY
CLEBURNE ETOWAH RANDOLPH
ST. CLAIR TALLADEGA
$$
GAC011-013-015-045-055-057-059-067-085-089-097-105-115-117-119-
121-129-135-137-139-143-147-157-187-195-219-221-223-227-233-241-
247-257-281-291-297-311-317-172340-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BANKS BARROW BARTOW
CARROLL CHATTOOGA CHEROKEE
CLARKE COBB DAWSON
DEKALB DOUGLAS ELBERT
FLOYD FORSYTH FRANKLIN
FULTON GORDON GWINNETT
HABERSHAM HALL HARALSON
HART JACKSON LUMPKIN
MADISON OCONEE OGLETHORPE
PAULDING PICKENS POLK
RABUN ROCKDALE STEPHENS
TOWNS UNION WALTON
WHITE WILKES
$$
SCC001-007-073-077-172340-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE ANDERSON OCONEE
PICKENS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 632
VALID 172130Z - 172240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..08/17/24
ATTN...WFO...BMX...FFC...GSP...MRX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 632
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC015-019-029-055-115-172240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CALHOUN CHEROKEE CLEBURNE
ETOWAH ST. CLAIR
$$
GAC011-013-015-045-047-055-057-059-067-083-085-089-097-105-111-
115-117-119-121-123-129-135-137-139-143-147-157-187-195-213-219-
221-223-227-233-241-247-257-281-291-295-297-311-313-317-
172240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BANKS BARROW BARTOW
CARROLL CATOOSA CHATTOOGA
CHEROKEE CLARKE COBB
DADE DAWSON DEKALB
DOUGLAS ELBERT FANNIN
FLOYD FORSYTH FRANKLIN
FULTON GILMER GORDON
GWINNETT HABERSHAM HALL
HARALSON HART JACKSON
LUMPKIN MADISON MURRAY
OCONEE OGLETHORPE PAULDING
PICKENS POLK RABUN
ROCKDALE STEPHENS TOWNS
UNION WALKER WALTON
WHITE WHITFIELD WILKES
$$
NCC039-043-113-172240-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE CLAY MACON
$$
SCC001-007-073-077-172240-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE ANDERSON OCONEE
PICKENS
$$
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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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (<5%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
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
|
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 (70%)
|
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.
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