Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 684
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
830 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Georgia
Central and Southern South Carolina
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 830 AM until
900 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include…
Several tornadoes likely
SUMMARY…A long-duration and gradually increasing tornado threat
will exist in association with the increasingly strong low-level
winds on the northeast periphery of Hurricane Helene.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles south of Savannah GA to 30
miles north of Columbia SC. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 683…
AVIATION…Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 16025.
…Guyer
Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 684 TORNADO GA SC CW 261230Z – 270100Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35S SAV/SAVANNAH GA/ – 30N CAE/COLUMBIA SC/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /33S SAV – 30N CAE/
WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500.MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 16025.
LAT…LON 31628239 34368235 34367989 31628001
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 684 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.
Note: Click for Complete Product Text.Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
High (90%)
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 ( 2 inches
Low (