Tornado Watch 13

Issued

Jan 4, 2023, 8:36 AM EST (13:36 UTC)

Expired

Jan 4, 2023, 5:45 PM EST

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:37 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

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

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

50%

• Mesoscale Discussion 33 Tornado watch 12Jan 4, 8:07 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 34 Tornado watch 13Jan 4, 10:21 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 35 Tornado watch 13Jan 4, 12:36 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 38 Tornado watch 14Jan 4, 3:26 PM EST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 13
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
835 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northern Florida and eastern Florida Panhandle
  Eastern and southern Georgia
  Southern and central South Carolina
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 835 AM
  until 200 PM EST.

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

SUMMARY...A line of strong-severe thunderstorms should proceed
eastward out of tornado watch 12 and across this area, offering
damaging winds and the potential for a couple tornadoes before it
weakens later today.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles southeast of Tallahassee FL to
35 miles north northeast of Columbia SC. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).

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 12...

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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.

...Edwards

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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.