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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 635
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
325 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Eastern Georgia
Central North Carolina
Central South Carolina
Southern Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 325 PM until
1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are forming from central Virginia
into the western Carolinas. These storms will grow in number
through the afternoon, with several strong to severe storms
expected. Damaging winds are the primary threat.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north northeast
of Richmond VA to 40 miles west of Columbia SC. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 634...
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
27025.
...Hart
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 635
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
325 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Eastern Georgia
Central North Carolina
Central South Carolina
Southern Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 325 PM until
1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are forming from central Virginia
into the western Carolinas. These storms will grow in number
through the afternoon, with several strong to severe storms
expected. Damaging winds are the primary threat.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north northeast
of Richmond VA to 40 miles west of Columbia SC. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 634...
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
27025.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 635 SEVERE TSTM GA NC SC VA CW 181925Z - 190200Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50NNE RIC/RICHMOND VA/ - 40W CAE/COLUMBIA SC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM E/W /42S DCA - 22NE IRQ/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025.
LAT...LON 38167558 33918051 33918313 38167833
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 635 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 635
VALID 182140Z - 182240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WENDT..08/18/24
ATTN...WFO...CAE...GSP...RAH...RNK...AKQ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 635
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC073-105-181-189-245-182240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLUMBIA ELBERT LINCOLN
MCDUFFIE RICHMOND
$$
NCC001-003-007-025-033-035-037-045-051-057-059-063-065-067-069-
071-077-081-083-085-093-097-101-105-109-119-123-125-127-131-135-
145-151-153-157-159-163-165-167-169-179-181-183-185-191-195-197-
182240-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALAMANCE ALEXANDER ANSON
CABARRUS CASWELL CATAWBA
CHATHAM CLEVELAND CUMBERLAND
DAVIDSON DAVIE DURHAM
EDGECOMBE FORSYTH FRANKLIN
GASTON GRANVILLE GUILFORD
HALIFAX HARNETT HOKE
IREDELL JOHNSTON LEE
LINCOLN MECKLENBURG MONTGOMERY
MOORE NASH NORTHAMPTON
ORANGE PERSON RANDOLPH
RICHMOND ROCKINGHAM ROWAN
SAMPSON SCOTLAND STANLY
STOKES UNION VANCE
WAKE WARREN WAYNE
WILSON YADKIN
$$
SCC001-003-021-023-025-037-039-047-055-057-059-063-065-071-079-
081-083-087-091-182240-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ABBEVILLE AIKEN CHEROKEE
CHESTER CHESTERFIELD EDGEFIELD
FAIRFIELD GREENWOOD KERSHAW
LANCASTER LAURENS LEXINGTON
MCCORMICK NEWBERRY RICHLAND
SALUDA SPARTANBURG UNION
YORK
$$
VAC007-011-025-029-031-033-036-037-041-049-053-057-065-073-075-
081-083-085-087-089-093-095-097-101-103-109-111-115-117-119-127-
133-135-143-145-147-149-159-175-181-183-193-199-570-590-595-620-
650-670-690-700-730-735-760-830-182240-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMELIA APPOMATTOX BRUNSWICK
BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL CAROLINE
CHARLES CITY CHARLOTTE CHESTERFIELD
CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE ESSEX
FLUVANNA GLOUCESTER GOOCHLAND
GREENSVILLE HALIFAX HANOVER
HENRICO HENRY ISLE OF WIGHT
JAMES CITY KING AND QUEEN KING WILLIAM
LANCASTER LOUISA LUNENBURG
MATHEWS MECKLENBURG MIDDLESEX
NEW KENT NORTHUMBERLAND NOTTOWAY
PITTSYLVANIA POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD
PRINCE GEORGE RICHMOND SOUTHAMPTON
SURRY SUSSEX WESTMORELAND
YORK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS DANVILLE EMPORIA
FRANKLIN HAMPTON HOPEWELL
MARTINSVILLE NEWPORT NEWS PETERSBURG
POQUOSON RICHMOND WILLIAMSBURG
$$
ANZ635-636-637-182240-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT
YORK RIVER
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (50%)
|
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 (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.