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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 306
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1255 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast Alabama
Western Florida Panhandle
Central and Southern Georgia
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 1255 PM
until 800 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms will move
southeast across the watch area this afternoon, posing a risk for
damaging wind gusts and large hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles south of Troy
AL to 85 miles northeast of Moultrie GA. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU6).
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
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
30025.
...Bunting
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 306
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1255 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast Alabama
Western Florida Panhandle
Central and Southern Georgia
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 1255 PM
until 800 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms will move
southeast across the watch area this afternoon, posing a risk for
damaging wind gusts and large hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles south of Troy
AL to 85 miles northeast of Moultrie GA. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU6).
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
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
30025.
...Bunting
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 306 SEVERE TSTM AL FL GA 251655Z - 260000Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30S TOI/TROY AL/ - 85NE MGR/MOULTRIE GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /50SSE MGM - 28NNW AMG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30025.
LAT...LON 32308602 32818277 31088277 30578602
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 306 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 306
VALID 252230Z - 252340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 N TOI TO
30 NNE DHN TO 20 WSW ABY TO 10 N MGR TO 35 ENE MGR TO 35 NW AYS
TO 15 SSE VDI.
..LYONS..05/25/24
ATTN...WFO...BMX...TAE...JAX...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 306
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC031-045-061-067-069-109-252340-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COFFEE DALE GENEVA
HENRY HOUSTON PIKE
$$
FLC059-063-131-133-252340-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOLMES JACKSON WALTON
WASHINGTON
$$
GAC007-019-027-071-075-087-099-131-173-185-201-205-253-275-
252340-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAKER BERRIEN BROOKS
COLQUITT COOK DECATUR
EARLY GRADY LANIER
LOWNDES MILLER MITCHELL
SEMINOLE THOMAS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 306
VALID 252100Z - 252240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SW AUO TO
40 WNW ABY TO 15 NE ABY TO 55 ENE ABY TO 10 SSW VDI TO 30 ENE VDI.
..LYONS..05/25/24
ATTN...WFO...BMX...TAE...JAX...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 306
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC005-031-045-061-067-069-109-252240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBOUR COFFEE DALE
GENEVA HENRY HOUSTON
PIKE
$$
FLC059-063-131-133-252240-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOLMES JACKSON WALTON
WASHINGTON
$$
GAC003-007-017-019-027-037-061-069-071-075-087-095-099-131-155-
161-173-177-185-201-205-239-243-253-271-273-275-277-279-287-309-
321-252240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATKINSON BAKER BEN HILL
BERRIEN BROOKS CALHOUN
CLAY COFFEE COLQUITT
COOK DECATUR DOUGHERTY
EARLY GRADY IRWIN
JEFF DAVIS LANIER LEE
LOWNDES MILLER MITCHELL
QUITMAN RANDOLPH SEMINOLE
TELFAIR TERRELL THOMAS
TIFT TOOMBS TURNER
WHEELER 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 306
VALID 251950Z - 252040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SW AUO TO
40 SSW CSG TO 45 S CSG TO 30 NNW ABY TO 40 N ABY TO 20 SW MCN TO
25 ENE MCN.
..LYONS..05/25/24
ATTN...WFO...BMX...TAE...JAX...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 306
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC005-031-045-061-067-069-109-252040-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBOUR COFFEE DALE
GENEVA HENRY HOUSTON
PIKE
$$
FLC059-063-131-133-252040-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOLMES JACKSON WALTON
WASHINGTON
$$
GAC003-007-017-019-023-027-037-061-069-071-075-081-087-091-093-
095-099-107-131-153-155-161-163-167-173-175-177-185-193-201-205-
209-225-235-239-243-253-261-271-273-275-277-279-283-287-289-303-
309-315-319-321-252040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATKINSON BAKER BEN HILL
BERRIEN BLECKLEY BROOKS
CALHOUN CLAY COFFEE
COLQUITT COOK CRISP
DECATUR DODGE DOOLY
DOUGHERTY EARLY EMANUEL
GRADY HOUSTON IRWIN
JEFF DAVIS JEFFERSON JOHNSON
LANIER LAURENS LEE
LOWNDES MACON MILLER
MITCHELL MONTGOMERY PEACH
PULASKI QUITMAN RANDOLPH
SEMINOLE SUMTER TELFAIR
TERRELL THOMAS TIFT
TOOMBS TREUTLEN TURNER
TWIGGS WASHINGTON 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 #1 ON WW 306
VALID 251840Z - 251940Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..05/25/24
ATTN...WFO...BMX...TAE...JAX...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 306
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC005-011-031-045-061-067-069-109-113-251940-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBOUR BULLOCK COFFEE
DALE GENEVA HENRY
HOUSTON PIKE RUSSELL
$$
FLC059-063-131-133-251940-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HOLMES JACKSON WALTON
WASHINGTON
$$
GAC003-007-017-019-021-023-027-037-053-061-069-071-075-079-081-
087-091-093-095-099-107-131-153-155-161-163-167-173-175-177-185-
193-197-201-205-209-215-225-235-239-243-249-253-259-261-269-271-
273-275-277-279-283-287-289-303-307-309-315-319-321-251940-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATKINSON BAKER BEN HILL
BERRIEN BIBB BLECKLEY
BROOKS CALHOUN CHATTAHOOCHEE
CLAY COFFEE COLQUITT
COOK CRAWFORD CRISP
DECATUR DODGE DOOLY
DOUGHERTY EARLY EMANUEL
GRADY HOUSTON IRWIN
JEFF DAVIS JEFFERSON JOHNSON
LANIER LAURENS LEE
LOWNDES MACON MARION
MILLER MITCHELL MONTGOMERY
MUSCOGEE PEACH PULASKI
QUITMAN RANDOLPH SCHLEY
SEMINOLE STEWART SUMTER
TAYLOR TELFAIR TERRELL
THOMAS TIFT TOOMBS
TREUTLEN TURNER TWIGGS
WASHINGTON WEBSTER WHEELER
WILCOX WILKINSON WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (<5%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (30%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (20%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (70%)
|
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.