Tornado Watch 29

Issued

Feb 6, 2020, 11:17 AM CST (17:17 UTC)

Expired

Feb 6, 2020, 7:00 PM CST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:19 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

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

90%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

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

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 89Feb 6, 8:50 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 90Feb 6, 10:00 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 91Feb 6, 10:45 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 93Feb 6, 12:08 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 94Feb 6, 1:32 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 96Feb 6, 3:29 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 97Feb 6, 6:32 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 29
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1220 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Alabama
  Northern Florida
  Much of Georgia
  Central South Carolina
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 1220 PM
  until 800 PM EST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible

SUMMARY...Multiple lines and clusters of fast-moving thunderstorms
will spread across the watch area this afternoon and early evening. 
The potential for rather widespread damaging winds exists, along
with a risk of a few tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles northwest of Columbia SC to 15
miles south of Apalachicola FL. 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 26...WW 27...WW 28...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.

...Hart

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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.