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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 50
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
710 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
FAR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA
MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 710 AM UNTIL
100 PM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...ONGOING CONVECTIVE LINE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
PROGRESSING EASTWARD/NORTHEASTWARD INTO MORE OF EASTERN/SOUTHEASTERN
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. STRONG SHEAR, PARTICULARLY
IN THE LOW LEVELS, WILL SUPPORT A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND
BRIEF LINE-EMBEDDED TORNADOES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF COLUMBIA SC
TO 65 MILES SOUTH OF VIDALIA 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.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 49...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 24035.
...MOSIER
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