Tornado Watch 65

Issued

Mar 2, 2012, 10:54 PM EST (03:54 UTC)

Expired

Mar 3, 2012, 5:00 AM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 223Mar 2, 8:15 PM EST
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• Mesoscale Discussion 226Mar 2, 11:07 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 227Mar 3, 12:40 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 228Mar 3, 3:58 AM EST

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WWUS20 KWNS 030355
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SPC WW 030355
GAZ000-NCZ000-SCZ000-031000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 65
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1055 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

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

       NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
       WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 1055 PM
UNTIL 500 AM EST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 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 65 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 5 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF
CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF ROME
GEORGIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 61...WW 63...WW 64...

DISCUSSION...SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER
PARTS OF NORTH GA/AL.  THESE STORMS WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  STORMS HAVE SHOWN AN
OVERALL DECREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH 4Z...BUT THE PRESENCE OF THE
SURFACE WARM FRONT AND STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS SUGGEST A CONTINUED
THREAT OF WIDELY SCATTERED SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.


...HART

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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.