Tornado Watch 119

Issued

Apr 3, 2017, 2:07 PM EDT (18:07 UTC)

Expired

Apr 3, 2017, 7:55 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

90%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

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

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 418Apr 3, 10:07 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 420Apr 3, 1:42 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 422Apr 3, 4:00 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 424Apr 3, 6:41 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 119
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
205 PM EDT Mon Apr 3 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Eastern Georgia
  Western and Central South Carolina

* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 205 PM until
  900 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A line of severe thunderstorms over central Georgia will
track eastward across the watch, while isolated cell form out ahead.
 All of this activity will pose a risk of damaging winds and a few
tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 10 miles east northeast of Spartanburg
SC to 50 miles south of Vidalia GA. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 117...WW 118...

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 26035.

...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.