Tornado Watch 183

Issued

Apr 22, 1997, 2:45 PM CDT (19:45 UTC)

Expired

Apr 22, 1997, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 183
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
330 PM EDT TUE APR 22 1997

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF

   NORTHERN AND WESTERN GEORGIA                            
   EASTERN ALABAMA                            
   THE WESTERN PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA                            
   AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 345 PM UNTIL 1000
PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 3/4 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CRESTVIEW FLORIDA TO 65
MILES NORTHEAST OF ROME GEORGIA.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...  CONTINUE...WW 180...WW 181...WW 182...

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.

DISCUSSION...CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO REGION OF 2000 TO
3000 J/KG CAPES AND AHEAD OF APPROACHING BOUNDARY. 60 KT MID LEVEL
FLOW WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL JET WILL BRING THREAT OF SUPERCELLS
ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING DOWNBURSTS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 3/4 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450.  MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040.


...ROGASH

301,0872 350,0853 350,0830 301,0850

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.