Note:
The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is
replaced, cancelled or extended.
Note: Click for
Watch Status Reports.
SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 100
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
130 PM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central Georgia
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 130 PM
until 1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage and
intensity across central Georgia this afternoon. All severe hazards
will be possible with these storms, including tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 85 miles south southwest of Macon GA to
50 miles north northeast of Macon GA. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU0).
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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24030.
...Mosier/Grams
SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 100
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
130 PM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central Georgia
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 130 PM
until 1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage and
intensity across central Georgia this afternoon. All severe hazards
will be possible with these storms, including tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 85 miles south southwest of Macon GA to
50 miles north northeast of Macon GA. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU0).
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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24030.
...Mosier/Grams
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW0
WW 100 TORNADO GA 061730Z - 070200Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
85SSW MCN/MACON GA/ - 50NNE MCN/MACON GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /7SE PZD - 44NNE MCN/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.
LAT...LON 31568522 33368436 33368228 31568318
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 100 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #7 ON WW 100
VALID 070025Z - 070140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 SE AUO TO
15 E CSG TO 35 WSW MCN TO 15 SW MCN TO 10 SE MCN TO 30 E MCN TO
45 ENE MCN TO 30 WSW AGS TO 10 WNW AGS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 432
..WEINMAN..04/07/22
ATTN...WFO...FFC...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 100
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC017-019-023-027-037-053-061-071-075-081-091-093-095-107-131-
153-155-163-167-173-175-177-185-193-197-205-209-235-239-243-249-
259-261-269-271-273-275-277-279-283-287-303-307-309-315-321-
070140-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEN HILL BERRIEN BLECKLEY
BROOKS CALHOUN CHATTAHOOCHEE
CLAY COLQUITT COOK
CRISP DODGE DOOLY
DOUGHERTY EMANUEL GRADY
HOUSTON IRWIN JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LANIER LAURENS
LEE LOWNDES MACON
MARION MITCHELL MONTGOMERY
PULASKI QUITMAN RANDOLPH
SCHLEY STEWART SUMTER
TAYLOR TELFAIR TERRELL
THOMAS TIFT TOOMBS
TREUTLEN TURNER WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WHEELER WILCOX
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 100
VALID 062335Z - 070040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 SE LGC TO
40 ENE CSG TO 20 NW MCN TO 25 NNE MCN TO 45 NE MCN TO 50 W AGS TO
20 WNW AGS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 432
..WEINMAN..04/06/22
ATTN...WFO...FFC...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 100
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-017-019-021-023-027-037-053-061-071-075-079-081-091-093-
095-107-125-131-153-155-163-167-169-173-175-177-185-193-197-205-
209-215-225-235-239-243-249-259-261-263-269-271-273-275-277-279-
283-287-289-303-307-309-315-319-321-070040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BEN HILL BERRIEN
BIBB BLECKLEY BROOKS
CALHOUN CHATTAHOOCHEE CLAY
COLQUITT COOK CRAWFORD
CRISP DODGE DOOLY
DOUGHERTY EMANUEL GLASCOCK
GRADY HOUSTON IRWIN
JEFFERSON JOHNSON JONES
LANIER LAURENS LEE
LOWNDES MACON MARION
MITCHELL MONTGOMERY MUSCOGEE
PEACH PULASKI QUITMAN
RANDOLPH SCHLEY STEWART
SUMTER TALBOT TAYLOR
TELFAIR TERRELL THOMAS
TIFT TOOMBS TREUTLEN
TURNER TWIGGS WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WHEELER WILCOX
WILKINSON WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 100
VALID 062235Z - 062340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WEINMAN..04/06/22
ATTN...WFO...FFC...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 100
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-017-019-021-023-027-035-037-053-061-063-071-075-077-079-
081-091-093-095-107-113-125-131-133-141-145-149-151-153-155-159-
163-167-169-171-173-175-177-185-193-197-199-205-207-209-211-215-
217-225-231-235-237-239-243-249-255-259-261-263-265-269-271-273-
275-277-279-283-285-287-289-293-301-303-307-309-315-317-319-321-
062340-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BEN HILL BERRIEN
BIBB BLECKLEY BROOKS
BUTTS CALHOUN CHATTAHOOCHEE
CLAY CLAYTON COLQUITT
COOK COWETA CRAWFORD
CRISP DODGE DOOLY
DOUGHERTY EMANUEL FAYETTE
GLASCOCK GRADY GREENE
HANCOCK HARRIS HEARD
HENRY HOUSTON IRWIN
JASPER JEFFERSON JOHNSON
JONES LAMAR LANIER
LAURENS LEE LOWNDES
MACON MARION MERIWETHER
MITCHELL MONROE MONTGOMERY
MORGAN MUSCOGEE NEWTON
PEACH PIKE PULASKI
PUTNAM QUITMAN RANDOLPH
SCHLEY SPALDING STEWART
SUMTER TALBOT TALIAFERRO
TAYLOR TELFAIR TERRELL
THOMAS TIFT TOOMBS
TREUTLEN TROUP TURNER
TWIGGS UPSON WARREN
WASHINGTON WEBSTER WHEELER
WILCOX WILKES WILKINSON
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 100
VALID 062130Z - 062240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WEINMAN..04/06/22
ATTN...WFO...FFC...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 100
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-017-019-021-023-027-035-037-053-061-063-071-075-077-079-
081-091-093-095-107-113-125-131-133-141-145-149-151-153-155-159-
163-167-169-171-173-175-177-185-193-197-199-205-207-209-211-215-
217-225-231-235-237-239-243-249-255-259-261-263-265-269-271-273-
275-277-279-283-285-287-289-293-301-303-307-309-315-317-319-321-
062240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BEN HILL BERRIEN
BIBB BLECKLEY BROOKS
BUTTS CALHOUN CHATTAHOOCHEE
CLAY CLAYTON COLQUITT
COOK COWETA CRAWFORD
CRISP DODGE DOOLY
DOUGHERTY EMANUEL FAYETTE
GLASCOCK GRADY GREENE
HANCOCK HARRIS HEARD
HENRY HOUSTON IRWIN
JASPER JEFFERSON JOHNSON
JONES LAMAR LANIER
LAURENS LEE LOWNDES
MACON MARION MERIWETHER
MITCHELL MONROE MONTGOMERY
MORGAN MUSCOGEE NEWTON
PEACH PIKE PULASKI
PUTNAM QUITMAN RANDOLPH
SCHLEY SPALDING STEWART
SUMTER TALBOT TALIAFERRO
TAYLOR TELFAIR TERRELL
THOMAS TIFT TOOMBS
TREUTLEN TROUP TURNER
TWIGGS UPSON WARREN
WASHINGTON WEBSTER WHEELER
WILCOX WILKES WILKINSON
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 100
VALID 062035Z - 062140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 425
..WEINMAN..04/06/22
ATTN...WFO...FFC...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 100
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-017-019-021-023-027-035-037-053-061-063-071-075-077-079-
081-091-093-095-107-113-125-131-133-141-145-149-151-153-155-159-
163-167-169-171-173-175-177-185-193-197-199-205-207-209-211-215-
217-225-231-235-237-239-243-249-255-259-261-263-265-269-271-273-
275-277-279-283-285-287-289-293-301-303-307-309-315-317-319-321-
062140-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BEN HILL BERRIEN
BIBB BLECKLEY BROOKS
BUTTS CALHOUN CHATTAHOOCHEE
CLAY CLAYTON COLQUITT
COOK COWETA CRAWFORD
CRISP DODGE DOOLY
DOUGHERTY EMANUEL FAYETTE
GLASCOCK GRADY GREENE
HANCOCK HARRIS HEARD
HENRY HOUSTON IRWIN
JASPER JEFFERSON JOHNSON
JONES LAMAR LANIER
LAURENS LEE LOWNDES
MACON MARION MERIWETHER
MITCHELL MONROE MONTGOMERY
MORGAN MUSCOGEE NEWTON
PEACH PIKE PULASKI
PUTNAM QUITMAN RANDOLPH
SCHLEY SPALDING STEWART
SUMTER TALBOT TALIAFERRO
TAYLOR TELFAIR TERRELL
THOMAS TIFT TOOMBS
TREUTLEN TROUP TURNER
TWIGGS UPSON WARREN
WASHINGTON WEBSTER WHEELER
WILCOX WILKES WILKINSON
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 100
VALID 061955Z - 062040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 425
..WEINMAN..04/06/22
ATTN...WFO...FFC...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 100
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-017-019-021-023-027-035-037-053-061-063-071-075-077-079-
081-091-093-095-107-113-125-131-133-141-145-149-151-153-155-159-
163-167-169-171-173-175-177-185-193-197-199-205-207-209-211-215-
217-225-231-235-237-239-243-249-255-259-261-263-265-269-271-273-
275-277-279-283-285-287-289-293-301-303-307-309-315-317-319-321-
062040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BEN HILL BERRIEN
BIBB BLECKLEY BROOKS
BUTTS CALHOUN CHATTAHOOCHEE
CLAY CLAYTON COLQUITT
COOK COWETA CRAWFORD
CRISP DODGE DOOLY
DOUGHERTY EMANUEL FAYETTE
GLASCOCK GRADY GREENE
HANCOCK HARRIS HEARD
HENRY HOUSTON IRWIN
JASPER JEFFERSON JOHNSON
JONES LAMAR LANIER
LAURENS LEE LOWNDES
MACON MARION MERIWETHER
MITCHELL MONROE MONTGOMERY
MORGAN MUSCOGEE NEWTON
PEACH PIKE PULASKI
PUTNAM QUITMAN RANDOLPH
SCHLEY SPALDING STEWART
SUMTER TALBOT TALIAFERRO
TAYLOR TELFAIR TERRELL
THOMAS TIFT TOOMBS
TREUTLEN TROUP TURNER
TWIGGS UPSON WARREN
WASHINGTON WEBSTER WHEELER
WILCOX WILKES WILKINSON
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 100
VALID 061835Z - 061940Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WEINMAN..04/06/22
ATTN...WFO...FFC...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 100
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GAC009-017-021-023-035-037-053-061-063-077-079-081-091-093-095-
107-113-125-133-141-145-149-151-153-155-159-163-167-169-171-175-
177-193-197-199-207-209-211-215-217-225-231-235-237-239-243-249-
255-259-261-263-265-269-271-273-277-279-283-285-287-289-293-301-
303-307-309-315-317-319-321-061940-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BEN HILL BIBB
BLECKLEY BUTTS CALHOUN
CHATTAHOOCHEE CLAY CLAYTON
COWETA CRAWFORD CRISP
DODGE DOOLY DOUGHERTY
EMANUEL FAYETTE GLASCOCK
GREENE HANCOCK HARRIS
HEARD HENRY HOUSTON
IRWIN JASPER JEFFERSON
JOHNSON JONES LAMAR
LAURENS LEE MACON
MARION MERIWETHER MONROE
MONTGOMERY MORGAN MUSCOGEE
NEWTON PEACH PIKE
PULASKI PUTNAM QUITMAN
RANDOLPH SCHLEY SPALDING
STEWART SUMTER TALBOT
TALIAFERRO TAYLOR TELFAIR
TERRELL TIFT TOOMBS
TREUTLEN TROUP TURNER
TWIGGS UPSON WARREN
WASHINGTON WEBSTER WHEELER
WILCOX WILKES WILKINSON
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Note:
Click for Complete Product Text.
Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (60%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (30%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (90%)
|
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.