Tornado Watch 107

Issued

Apr 24, 2021, 10:35 AM EDT (14:35 UTC)

Expired

Apr 24, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT

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

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

20%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 421 Severe potential...watch likelyApr 24, 10:10 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 422 Tornado watch 106Apr 24, 12:05 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 425 Tornado watch 107Apr 24, 4:35 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 107
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1035 AM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Georgia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1035 AM until
  600 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over south-central Georgia will
continue tracking rapidly eastward across the watch area through the
early and mid-afternoon.  The strongest cells will pose a risk of
damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
north and south of a line from 35 miles west of Waycross GA to 20
miles east northeast of Brunswick 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 106...

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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 26040.

...Hart

Tornado Watches in Georgia, 2021Every tornado watch in 2021

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.