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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 462
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1000 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast Alabama
Georgia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1000
PM until 400 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...The environment will support a relatively long-duration
potential of severe storms into the overnight, with a loosely
organized complex of storms moving generally south-southwestward
tonight out of South Carolina into Georgia, while additional storms
continue across southwest Georgia and southeast Alabama. Wind damage
is the primary hazard.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west southwest
of Auburn AL to 35 miles north northeast of Brunswick GA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 459...WW 460...WW 461...
AVIATION...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 550. Mean storm motion vector
07020.
...Guyer
SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 462
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1000 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast Alabama
Georgia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1000
PM until 400 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...The environment will support a relatively long-duration
potential of severe storms into the overnight, with a loosely
organized complex of storms moving generally south-southwestward
tonight out of South Carolina into Georgia, while additional storms
continue across southwest Georgia and southeast Alabama. Wind damage
is the primary hazard.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west southwest
of Auburn AL to 35 miles north northeast of Brunswick GA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 459...WW 460...WW 461...
AVIATION...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 550. Mean storm motion vector
07020.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 462 SEVERE TSTM AL GA CW 260200Z - 260800Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
35WSW AUO/AUBURN AL/ - 35NNE SSI/BRUNSWICK GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM N/S /21NE MGM - 33S SAV/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 07020.
LAT...LON 33578598 32788122 30468122 31268598
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 462 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 462
VALID 260635Z - 260740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 WSW ATL
TO 20 ESE LGC TO 40 ESE CSG TO 35 SSW MCN TO 50 NE ABY TO 50 WSW
VDI TO 35 SSW VDI TO 25 SSE AYS TO 40 WSW JAX.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1451
..WENDT..06/26/25
ATTN...WFO...BMX...TAE...JAX...FFC...CHS...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 462
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC005-011-017-031-037-045-051-061-067-069-081-087-101-109-113-
123-260740-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBOUR BULLOCK CHAMBERS
COFFEE COOSA DALE
ELMORE GENEVA HENRY
HOUSTON LEE MACON
MONTGOMERY PIKE RUSSELL
TALLAPOOSA
$$
GAC003-007-017-019-027-037-053-061-065-069-071-075-081-087-093-
095-099-101-131-145-149-155-173-177-185-197-201-205-215-239-243-
249-253-259-261-273-275-277-285-287-299-307-315-321-260740-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATKINSON BAKER BEN HILL
BERRIEN BROOKS CALHOUN
CHATTAHOOCHEE CLAY CLINCH
COFFEE COLQUITT COOK
CRISP DECATUR DOOLY
DOUGHERTY EARLY ECHOLS
GRADY HARRIS HEARD
IRWIN LANIER LEE
LOWNDES MARION MILLER
MITCHELL MUSCOGEE QUITMAN
RANDOLPH SCHLEY SEMINOLE
STEWART SUMTER TERRELL
THOMAS TIFT TROUP
TURNER WARE WEBSTER
WILCOX WORTH
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 462
VALID 260530Z - 260640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NE ANB TO
25 SW ATL TO 35 NNW MCN TO 30 ENE MCN TO 25 NW VDI TO 25 SE VDI
TO 25 E SSI.
..WENDT..06/26/25
ATTN...WFO...BMX...TAE...JAX...FFC...CHS...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 462
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC001-005-011-017-021-031-037-045-047-051-061-067-069-081-085-
087-091-101-105-109-113-123-260640-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUTAUGA BARBOUR BULLOCK
CHAMBERS CHILTON COFFEE
COOSA DALE DALLAS
ELMORE GENEVA HENRY
HOUSTON LEE LOWNDES
MACON MARENGO MONTGOMERY
PERRY PIKE RUSSELL
TALLAPOOSA
$$
GAC001-003-005-007-017-019-021-023-025-027-037-039-049-053-061-
065-069-071-075-077-079-081-087-091-093-095-099-101-127-131-145-
149-153-155-161-171-173-175-177-185-193-197-199-201-205-207-209-
215-225-229-231-235-239-243-249-253-259-261-263-269-271-273-275-
277-285-287-289-293-299-305-307-309-315-321-260640-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
APPLING ATKINSON BACON
BAKER BEN HILL BERRIEN
BIBB BLECKLEY BRANTLEY
BROOKS CALHOUN CAMDEN
CHARLTON CHATTAHOOCHEE CLAY
CLINCH COFFEE COLQUITT
COOK COWETA CRAWFORD
CRISP DECATUR DODGE
DOOLY DOUGHERTY EARLY
ECHOLS GLYNN GRADY
HARRIS HEARD HOUSTON
IRWIN JEFF DAVIS LAMAR
LANIER LAURENS LEE
LOWNDES MACON MARION
MERIWETHER MILLER MITCHELL
MONROE MONTGOMERY MUSCOGEE
PEACH PIERCE PIKE
PULASKI QUITMAN RANDOLPH
SCHLEY SEMINOLE STEWART
SUMTER TALBOT TAYLOR
TELFAIR TERRELL THOMAS
TIFT TROUP TURNER
TWIGGS UPSON WARE
WAYNE WEBSTER WHEELER
WILCOX WORTH
$$
AMZ450-260640-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20
NM
$$
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%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (10%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (10%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (10%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (80%)
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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.