Severe Thunderstorm Watch Just Issed

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued until 8 PM EDT for the Skidaway Island Area. The below text highlights all of the watch information:

urgent - immediate broadcast requested
Severe Thunderstorm Watch number 599
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1250 PM EDT Sat Jul 28 2007

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

northern Florida
southeast Georgia
Southern South Carolina
coastal waters

Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 1250 PM until
800 PM EDT.

Hail to 2 inches in diameter...thunderstorm wind gusts to 70
mph...and dangerous lightning are possible in these areas.

The Severe Thunderstorm Watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles either side of a line from 40 miles north northwest
of Savannah Georgia to 45 miles south southeast of Ocala Florida.
For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (wous64 kwns wou9).

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 558...

Discussion...axis of strong to locally extreme instability will fuel
intense tstm development across these areas this afternoon. Storm
coverage and duration may be enhanced/sustained by large scale
diffluent flow aloft associated with decaying MCS/MCV tracking sewd
from GA. Several robust storms/multicell clusters and storm
interactions should increase the potential for large hail and
damaging winds.

Aviation...a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft
to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60
knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm
motion vector 34015.


...Carbin/imy

Expires:290000 gmt
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