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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 687
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
855 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern Georgia
Southern North Carolina
South Carolina
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 855 PM
until 800 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes likely
SUMMARY...Low-topped thunderstorms associated with Hurricane Helene
will pose a threat for several tornadoes this evening through much
of the overnight period, and continuing into early Friday morning.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 100 statute miles
east and west of a line from 20 miles south of Vidalia GA to 40
miles west northwest of Fayetteville NC. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and 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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 684...WW 685...WW 686...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 18050.
...Gleason
SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 687
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
855 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern Georgia
Southern North Carolina
South Carolina
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 855 PM
until 800 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes likely
SUMMARY...Low-topped thunderstorms associated with Hurricane Helene
will pose a threat for several tornadoes this evening through much
of the overnight period, and continuing into early Friday morning.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 100 statute miles
east and west of a line from 20 miles south of Vidalia GA to 40
miles west northwest of Fayetteville NC. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and 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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 684...WW 685...WW 686...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 18050.
...Gleason
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 687 TORNADO GA NC SC CW 270055Z - 271200Z
AXIS..100 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
20S VDI/VIDALIA GA/ - 40WNW FAY/FAYETTEVILLE NC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 85NM E/W /23NNE AMG - 55SW RDU/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..0.5 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 18050.
LAT...LON 31898407 35188131 35187776 31898067
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 687 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 687
VALID 270930Z - 271040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 N MCN TO
30 W VDI TO 25 SE VDI TO 70 ESE SAV.
..BROYLES..09/27/24
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CHS...CAE...RAH...ILM...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 687
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-033-051-073-103-107-125-141-163-165-167-175-181-189-245-
251-265-279-283-301-303-317-319-271040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BURKE CHATHAM
COLUMBIA EFFINGHAM EMANUEL
GLASCOCK HANCOCK JEFFERSON
JENKINS JOHNSON LAURENS
LINCOLN MCDUFFIE RICHMOND
SCREVEN TALIAFERRO TOOMBS
TREUTLEN WARREN WASHINGTON
WILKES WILKINSON
$$
NCC007-017-019-025-047-051-071-093-119-129-141-153-155-163-165-
179-271040-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANSON BLADEN BRUNSWICK
CABARRUS COLUMBUS CUMBERLAND
GASTON HOKE MECKLENBURG
NEW HANOVER PENDER RICHMOND
ROBESON SAMPSON SCOTLAND
UNION
$$
SCC003-005-009-011-013-015-017-019-023-025-027-029-031-033-035-
037-039-041-043-047-049-051-053-055-057-059-061-063-065-067-069-
071-075-079-081-085-087-089-091-271040-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AIKEN ALLENDALE BAMBERG
BARNWELL BEAUFORT BERKELEY
CALHOUN CHARLESTON CHESTER
CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON COLLETON
DARLINGTON DILLON DORCHESTER
EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD FLORENCE
GEORGETOWN GREENWOOD HAMPTON
HORRY JASPER KERSHAW
LANCASTER LAURENS LEE
LEXINGTON MCCORMICK MARION
MARLBORO NEWBERRY ORANGEBURG
RICHLAND SALUDA SUMTER
UNION WILLIAMSBURG YORK
$$
AMZ250-252-254-256-270-272-274-276-330-350-352-370-372-271040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM
WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM
WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO 40
NM
WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC FROM 20 TO 40
NM
WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM 20 TO
40 NM
CHARLESTON HARBOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO EDISTO BEACH SC EXTENDING
FROM 20 NM TO 40 NM
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 40 NM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 687
VALID 270835Z - 270940Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..09/27/24
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CHS...CAE...RAH...ILM...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 687
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-021-023-029-031-033-043-051-073-081-091-093-103-107-109-
125-141-153-163-165-167-169-175-179-181-183-189-191-209-235-245-
251-265-267-271-279-283-289-301-303-309-315-317-319-270940-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BIBB BLECKLEY
BRYAN BULLOCH BURKE
CANDLER CHATHAM COLUMBIA
CRISP DODGE DOOLY
EFFINGHAM EMANUEL EVANS
GLASCOCK HANCOCK HOUSTON
JEFFERSON JENKINS JOHNSON
JONES LAURENS LIBERTY
LINCOLN LONG MCDUFFIE
MCINTOSH MONTGOMERY PULASKI
RICHMOND SCREVEN TALIAFERRO
TATTNALL TELFAIR TOOMBS
TREUTLEN TWIGGS WARREN
WASHINGTON WHEELER WILCOX
WILKES WILKINSON
$$
NCC007-017-019-025-047-051-071-093-119-129-141-153-155-163-165-
179-270940-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANSON BLADEN BRUNSWICK
CABARRUS COLUMBUS CUMBERLAND
GASTON HOKE MECKLENBURG
NEW HANOVER PENDER RICHMOND
ROBESON SAMPSON SCOTLAND
UNION
$$
SCC003-005-009-011-013-015-017-019-023-025-027-029-031-033-035-
037-039-041-043-047-049-051-053-055-057-059-061-063-065-067-069-
071-075-079-081-085-087-089-091-270940-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AIKEN ALLENDALE BAMBERG
BARNWELL BEAUFORT BERKELEY
CALHOUN CHARLESTON CHESTER
CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON COLLETON
DARLINGTON DILLON DORCHESTER
EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD FLORENCE
GEORGETOWN GREENWOOD HAMPTON
HORRY JASPER KERSHAW
LANCASTER LAURENS LEE
LEXINGTON MCCORMICK MARION
MARLBORO NEWBERRY ORANGEBURG
RICHLAND SALUDA SUMTER
UNION WILLIAMSBURG YORK
$$
AMZ250-252-254-256-270-272-274-276-330-350-352-354-370-372-374-
270940-
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
WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM
WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO 40
NM
WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC FROM 20 TO 40
NM
WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM 20 TO
40 NM
CHARLESTON HARBOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM
...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO EDISTO BEACH SC EXTENDING
FROM 20 NM TO 40 NM
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 40 NM
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 687
VALID 270540Z - 270640Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..09/27/24
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CHS...CAE...RAH...ILM...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 687
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-021-023-029-031-033-043-051-073-081-091-093-103-107-109-
125-141-153-163-165-167-169-175-179-181-183-189-191-209-235-245-
251-265-267-271-279-283-289-301-303-309-315-317-319-270640-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BIBB BLECKLEY
BRYAN BULLOCH BURKE
CANDLER CHATHAM COLUMBIA
CRISP DODGE DOOLY
EFFINGHAM EMANUEL EVANS
GLASCOCK HANCOCK HOUSTON
JEFFERSON JENKINS JOHNSON
JONES LAURENS LIBERTY
LINCOLN LONG MCDUFFIE
MCINTOSH MONTGOMERY PULASKI
RICHMOND SCREVEN TALIAFERRO
TATTNALL TELFAIR TOOMBS
TREUTLEN TWIGGS WARREN
WASHINGTON WHEELER WILCOX
WILKES WILKINSON
$$
NCC007-017-019-025-047-051-071-093-119-129-141-153-155-163-165-
179-270640-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANSON BLADEN BRUNSWICK
CABARRUS COLUMBUS CUMBERLAND
GASTON HOKE MECKLENBURG
NEW HANOVER PENDER RICHMOND
ROBESON SAMPSON SCOTLAND
UNION
$$
SCC003-005-009-011-013-015-017-019-023-025-027-029-031-033-035-
037-039-041-043-047-049-051-053-055-057-059-061-063-065-067-069-
071-075-079-081-085-087-089-091-270640-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AIKEN ALLENDALE BAMBERG
BARNWELL BEAUFORT BERKELEY
CALHOUN CHARLESTON CHESTER
CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON COLLETON
DARLINGTON DILLON DORCHESTER
EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD FLORENCE
GEORGETOWN GREENWOOD HAMPTON
HORRY JASPER KERSHAW
LANCASTER LAURENS LEE
LEXINGTON MCCORMICK MARION
MARLBORO NEWBERRY ORANGEBURG
RICHLAND SALUDA SUMTER
UNION WILLIAMSBURG YORK
$$
AMZ250-252-254-256-270-272-274-276-330-350-352-354-370-372-374-
270640-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM
WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM
WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO 40
NM
WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC FROM 20 TO 40
NM
WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM 20 TO
40 NM
CHARLESTON HARBOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM
...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO EDISTO BEACH SC EXTENDING
FROM 20 NM TO 40 NM
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 40 NM
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 687
VALID 270320Z - 270440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..JEWELL..09/27/24
ATTN...WFO...FFC...CHS...CAE...RAH...ILM...GSP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 687
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-021-023-029-031-033-043-051-073-081-091-093-103-107-109-
125-141-153-163-165-167-169-175-179-181-183-189-191-209-235-245-
251-265-267-271-279-283-289-301-303-309-315-317-319-270440-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BIBB BLECKLEY
BRYAN BULLOCH BURKE
CANDLER CHATHAM COLUMBIA
CRISP DODGE DOOLY
EFFINGHAM EMANUEL EVANS
GLASCOCK HANCOCK HOUSTON
JEFFERSON JENKINS JOHNSON
JONES LAURENS LIBERTY
LINCOLN LONG MCDUFFIE
MCINTOSH MONTGOMERY PULASKI
RICHMOND SCREVEN TALIAFERRO
TATTNALL TELFAIR TOOMBS
TREUTLEN TWIGGS WARREN
WASHINGTON WHEELER WILCOX
WILKES WILKINSON
$$
NCC007-017-019-025-047-051-071-093-119-129-141-153-155-163-165-
179-270440-
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANSON BLADEN BRUNSWICK
CABARRUS COLUMBUS CUMBERLAND
GASTON HOKE MECKLENBURG
NEW HANOVER PENDER RICHMOND
ROBESON SAMPSON SCOTLAND
UNION
$$
SCC003-005-009-011-013-015-017-019-023-025-027-029-031-033-035-
037-039-041-043-047-049-051-053-055-057-059-061-063-065-067-069-
071-075-079-081-085-087-089-091-270440-
SC
. SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AIKEN ALLENDALE BAMBERG
BARNWELL BEAUFORT BERKELEY
CALHOUN CHARLESTON CHESTER
CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON COLLETON
DARLINGTON DILLON DORCHESTER
EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD FLORENCE
GEORGETOWN GREENWOOD HAMPTON
HORRY JASPER KERSHAW
LANCASTER LAURENS LEE
LEXINGTON MCCORMICK MARION
MARLBORO NEWBERRY ORANGEBURG
RICHLAND SALUDA SUMTER
UNION WILLIAMSBURG YORK
$$
AMZ250-252-254-256-270-272-274-276-330-350-352-354-370-372-374-
270440-
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
WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM
WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO 40
NM
WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC FROM 20 TO 40
NM
WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM 20 TO
40 NM
CHARLESTON HARBOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM
...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO EDISTO BEACH SC EXTENDING
FROM 20 NM TO 40 NM
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 40 NM
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
High (80%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Low (10%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (10%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (<5%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (<5%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
Low (20%)
|
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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