Tornado Watch 15

Issued

Mar 19, 2018, 9:08 PM EDT (01:08 UTC)

Expired

Mar 20, 2018, 4:00 AM EDT

In force

7 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

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 150Mar 19, 8:45 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 151Mar 19, 9:51 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 154Mar 20, 2:36 AM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 15
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
905 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northwest and Central Georgia

* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 905 PM
  until 400 AM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Cluster of strong to severe storms including a few
supercells is expected to develop southeast through central Georgia
tonight. Damaging wind, a few tornadoes and large hail will be
possible.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles southwest of Rome GA to 65
miles southeast of Athens GA. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 13...WW 14...

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 29035.

...Dial

Tornado Watches in Georgia, 2018Every tornado watch in 2018

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.