Tornado Watch 901

Issued

Nov 24, 2004, 10:40 AM EST (15:40 UTC)

Expired

Nov 24, 2004, 5:00 PM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

• Mesoscale Discussion 2461Nov 24, 10:23 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2466Nov 24, 2:13 PM EST

350 
WWUS20 KWNS 241541
SEL1  
SPC WW 241540
GAZ000-SCZ000-242200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 901
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1040 AM EST WED NOV 24 2004

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 

       EASTERN GEORGIA
       CENTRAL AND WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1040 AM UNTIL
500 PM EST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPARTANBURG SOUTH CAROLINA TO
55 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA.

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 897...WW 899...WW 900...

DISCUSSION...SEVERE SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS CONTINUES
RAPIDLY EWD ACROSS GA. WITH STRONG VEERING SHEAR PROFILES AND VERY
MOIST AND MODESTLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS SQUALL LINE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE EWD WITH POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG WITH MORE
WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.


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