Tornado Watch 191

Issued

Apr 23, 1997, 11:45 AM EDT (15:45 UTC)

Expired

Apr 23, 1997, 6:00 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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WWUS9 KMKC 231526
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MKC WW 231526
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 191
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1126 AM EDT WED APR 23 1997

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

   CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA                            
   AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1145 AM UNTIL 600
PM EDT.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
VERY DAMAGING TORNADOES.  ALSO...LARGE HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN
DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 85 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF ORLANDO FLORIDA TO 65 MILES
EAST OF FORT MEYERS FLORIDA.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 190.  WATCH NUMBER 190 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 1145 AM
EDT.  

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...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH A HISTORY OF DAMAGING
TORNADOES...WILL CONTIUE AS OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVES INTO REGION OF
VERY UNSTABLE AIR. 40 KT LOW LEVEL JET COMBINED WITH 60 KT MID
LEVEL FLOW WILL PROVIDE FAVORABLE SHEAR FOR CONTINUED TORNADO
THREAT AS CAPES FROM 3000 TO 4000 J/KG.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.


...ROGASH

292,0804 270,0793 260,0820 281,0831

Tornado Watches in Florida, 1997Every tornado watch in 1997

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.