Tornado Watch 9

Issued

Mar 3, 2019, 3:35 PM EST (20:35 UTC)

Expired

Mar 3, 2019, 11:00 PM EST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

10%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 9
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
335 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Eastern Georgia
  Central and Southern South Carolina
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 335 PM until
  1100 PM EST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

SUMMARY...Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms over Georgia will
spread eastward this afternoon and evening, posing a risk of
damaging winds and a few tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles east northeast of Columbia SC
to 20 miles east southeast of Waycross 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 7...WW 8...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 26035.

...Hart

Tornado Watches in Georgia, 2019Tornado Watches in South Carolina, 2019Every tornado watch in 2019

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.