Tornado Watch 14

Issued

Jan 13, 2005, 5:40 PM EST (22:40 UTC)

Expired

Jan 14, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

• Mesoscale Discussion 87 Severe thunderstorm potentialJan 13, 6:19 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 89Jan 13, 7:48 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 90Jan 13, 9:41 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 91Jan 13, 10:58 PM EST

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WWUS20 KWNS 132238
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SPC WW 132240
GAZ000-NCZ000-SCZ000-140500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 14
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
540 PM EST THU JAN 13 2005

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

       CENTRAL AND EASTERN GEORGIA
       WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 540 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MACON GEORGIA TO 20
MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF HICKORY NORTH CAROLINA.

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 12...WW 13...

DISCUSSION...SMALL...DISCRETE CELLS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND QUICKLY
BEGIN ROTATING ACROSS ERN GA AND WRN SC EARLY THIS EVENING.  GIVEN
EXTREME SHEAR AND SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY FOR THUNDERSTORMS...APPEARS
ISOLATED TORNADOES AND/OR WIND DAMAGE WILL ACCOMPANY STRONGER CELLS
THROUGH THE EVENING.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 22040.


...EVANS

315,0843 355,0825 355,0801 315,0815

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