WW 79 SEVERE TSTM AL FL GA 251515Z – 252100Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 79 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1115 AM EDT Sat Mar 25 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southeast Alabama Northern Florida Southern Georgia * Effective this Saturday morning and afternoon from 1115 AM until 500 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to track across southern Georgia and far northern Florida this afternoon, posing a risk of locally damaging wind gusts or perhaps a tornado or two. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west northwest of Tallahassee FL to 15 miles south southeast of Vidalia GA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). 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 26030. ...Hart
