Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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SEL7
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 87
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1130 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and Northern Georgia
Western North Carolina
Western and Central South Carolina
* Effective this Monday morning and evening from 1130 AM until
700 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include…
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY…A squall line will move into the Watch area with the
primary hazard being damaging straight-line winds within bowing
portions of the line. A brief tornado is also possible if a
stronger embedded circulation in the squall line can develop.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 115
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north of
Greenville SC to 55 miles south southwest of Macon GA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 84…WW 85…WW 86…
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 450. Mean storm motion vector
27045.
…Smith
Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 87 SEVERE TSTM GA NC SC 311530Z – 312300Z
AXIS..115 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35N GSP/GREENVILLE SC/ – 55SSW MCN/MACON GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 100NM E/W /27NNW SPA – 23NE PZD/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27045.
LAT…LON 35398018 31958205 31958597 35398426
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 87 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.
Note: Click for Complete Product Text.Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
Low (20%)
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (5%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (60%)
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 (