Tornado Watch 32

Issued

Feb 6, 2020, 5:30 PM EST (22:30 UTC)

Expired

Feb 7, 2020, 12:00 AM EST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

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

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 94Feb 6, 2:32 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 96Feb 6, 4:29 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 97Feb 6, 7:32 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 100Feb 6, 8:47 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 101Feb 6, 11:32 PM EST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 32
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
530 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  North Florida
  Eastern Georgia
  Southern South Carolina
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Thursday afternoon from 530 PM until Midnight
  EST.

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

SUMMARY...Extensive squall line will progress east across the north
Florida Gulf Coast and the South Atlantic Coastal Plain this
evening. Damaging winds will be the primary hazard, but a couple
embedded tornadoes are possible as well.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles north of Charleston SC to 30
miles south southwest of Ocala FL. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 29...WW 30...WW 31...

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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24040.

...Grams

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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.