WW 332 SEVERE TSTM GA SC 271115Z – 271800Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 332
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
715 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and northern Georgia
Western South Carolina
* Effective this Monday morning and afternoon from 715 AM until
200 PM EDT.
* 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…Merging parts of two convective complexes will shift east
out of Alabama, while some re-intensification is possible for the
eastern one in eastern GA and western SC. Damaging wind is the main
threat, though a tornado and/or isolated hail may occur.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles north
northwest of La Grange GA to 35 miles north northeast of Augusta 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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 331…
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
28035.
…Edwards
