Tornado Watch 302

Issued

May 10, 2008, 10:06 PM EDT (02:06 UTC)

Expired

May 11, 2008, 5:00 AM EDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 869May 10, 8:14 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 873May 10, 9:54 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 876May 11, 12:32 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 877May 11, 2:06 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 880May 11, 4:40 AM EDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 110206
SEL2  
SPC WW 110206
GAZ000-SCZ000-TNZ000-CWZ000-110900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 302
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1005 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008

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

       GEORGIA
       SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA
       A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEASTERN TENNESSEE
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 1005 PM
UNTIL 500 AM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SAVANNAH GEORGIA TO 20 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF ROME GEORGIA.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 298...WW 299...WW
300...WW 301...

DISCUSSION...LARGE RESERVOIR OF MODERATE TO STRONG INSTABILITY WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT SOUTH OF A SURFACE FRONT
EXTENDING  FROM SRN SC INTO THE TN VALLEY.  IN ADDITION...VERY
STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL PERSIST AND SUPPORT
ORGANIZED/LONGER-LIVED UPDRAFTS OVERNIGHT AS STORMS INCREASE ACROSS
WW.  INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OVER CENTRAL/SERN GA WILL LIKELY SPREAD
GENERALLY EWD TOWARDS THE COAST...WITH ADDITIONAL LARGER MCS LIKELY
MOVING INTO ERN TN/NRN GA AFTER MIDNIGHT.  IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT
ESPECIALLY AS WLY LLJ INTENSIFIES OVERNIGHT.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28030.


...EVANS

Tornado Watches in Georgia, 2008Tornado Watches in South Carolina, 2008Tornado Watches in Tennessee, 2008Every tornado watch in 2008

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.