Tornado Watch 88

Issued

Apr 20, 2015, 1:23 PM EDT (17:23 UTC)

Expired

Apr 20, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Greer radar (KGSP), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:26 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

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 396Apr 20, 1:03 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 400Apr 20, 4:18 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 406Apr 20, 6:45 PM EDT

139 
WWUS20 KWNS 201719
SEL8  
SPC WW 201719
GAZ000-NCZ000-SCZ000-210000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 88
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
120 PM EDT MON APR 20 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  NORTH GEORGIA
  WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 120 PM UNTIL
  800 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS
    TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING OVER NORTH GA AND UPSTATE SC.
 THIS ACTIVITY WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW SUPERCELLS POSSIBLE.  LOCALLY DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATHENS
GEORGIA TO 25 MILES NORTH OF HICKORY NORTH CAROLINA.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 86...WW 87...

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 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.