Tornado Watch 17

Issued

Jan 11, 2020, 5:38 PM EST (22:38 UTC)

Expired

Jan 12, 2020, 12:00 AM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 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

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 43Jan 11, 4:16 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 44Jan 11, 4:48 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 46Jan 11, 6:36 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 48Jan 11, 8:40 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 49Jan 11, 10:59 PM EST

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WWUS20 KWNS 112235
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SPC WW 112235
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 17
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
535 PM EST Sat Jan 11 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  East and Northeast Georgia
  Western North Carolina
  Western South Carolina

* Effective this Saturday afternoon from 535 PM until Midnight
  EST.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...A well-organized/fast-moving line of storms will continue
to steadily progress east-northeastward across the region this
evening. Damaging winds and a couple of tornadoes will be possible
within a weak instability/high shear scenario.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles east northeast of Hot Springs
NC to 50 miles west southwest of Vidalia GA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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 15...WW 16...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 26045.

...Guyer

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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.