WW 615 SEVERE TSTM FL GA SC CW 082130Z – 090300Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 615 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 530 PM EDT Tue Aug 8 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Extreme northeast Florida Southeast Georgia Extreme southern South Carolina Coastal Waters * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 530 PM until 1100 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible SUMMARY...Clusters of thunderstorms will continue to spread eastward through late evening with the potential to produce occasional wind damage. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles northwest of Waycross GA to 60 miles east northeast of Brunswick GA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 613...WW 614... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 27030. ...Thompson
