Tornado Watch 263

Issued

May 24, 2017, 11:03 AM EDT (15:03 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2017, 8:55 PM EDT

In force

10 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

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 825May 24, 8:29 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 826May 24, 10:26 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 830May 24, 2:10 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 834May 24, 5:25 PM EDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 241501
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SPC WW 241501
FLZ000-GAZ000-SCZ000-CWZ000-242200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 263
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1100 AM EDT Wed May 24 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  northern Florida
  central and southern Georgia
  central and southern South Carolina
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Wednesday morning and evening from 1100 AM until
  600 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...An area of thunderstorms now forming across parts of
central and southern Georgia is expected to spread northeastward
across the watch area through this afternoon.  Further
intensification and organization of activity is possible,
accompanied by a risk for damaging wind gusts, some hail and perhaps
a couple of tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 100 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles north northwest of Orangeburg
SC to 30 miles southeast of Moultrie GA. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).

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 261...WW 262...

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 24035.

...Kerr

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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.