Severe Thunderstorm Watch 572

Issued

Dec 30, 2021, 1:05 PM CST (19:05 UTC)

Expired

Dec 30, 2021, 8:00 PM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

20%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

5%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

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

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 2085 Severe potential...watch possibleDec 30, 10:34 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2086 Severe potential...watch unlikelyDec 30, 1:00 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2087 Severe thunderstorm watch 572Dec 30, 2:54 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2088 Severe thunderstorm watch 572Dec 30, 5:35 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 572
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
205 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southern Alabama
  Central Georgia
  Southern South Carolina

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 205 PM until
  900 PM EST.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify this afternoon
along and ahead of a boundary sagging into the region.  A few severe
storms are possible, with damaging wind gusts being the main risk. 
An isolated tornado or two is also possible.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest
of Selma AL to 60 miles northeast of Savannah GA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

&&

AVIATION...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 500. Mean storm motion vector
26035.

...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.