Tornado Watch 89

Issued

Apr 19, 2019, 10:44 AM EDT (14:44 UTC)

Expired

Apr 19, 2019, 4:08 PM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

70%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 398Apr 19, 9:09 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 399Apr 19, 10:06 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 403Apr 19, 1:19 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 405Apr 19, 1:40 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 406Apr 19, 3:18 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 89
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1045 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Eastern Georgia
  Much of central and southern South Carolina
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Friday morning and evening from 1045 AM until
  600 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph likely
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Broken band of storms, including embedded supercells and
bowing segments, will likely persist through the afternoon while
spreading eastward from Georgia into South Carolina.  Damaging winds
and a few tornadoes will be the main threats.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles north of Columbia SC to 40
miles southeast 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 87...WW 88...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24050.

...Thompson

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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.