Tornado Watch 27

Issued

Jan 24, 1997, 10:15 AM EST (15:15 UTC)

Expired

Jan 24, 1997, 4:00 PM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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WWUS9 KMKC 241437
SEL7  
MKC WW 241437
GAZ000-242100-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 27
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
937 AM EST FRI JAN 24 1997

A...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR

   PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA                          
 
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON UNTIL 400 PM EST.

TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING
THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.


THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF ALBANY GEORGIA TO 50 MILES NORTHWEST
OF ATHENS GEORGIA.

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.
$$

C...TORNADOES AND A FEW SVR TSTMS WITH HAIL SFC AND ALF TO 1
INCHES.  EXTRM TURBC AND SFC WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS.  A FEW CBS
WITH MAX TOPS TO 480.  MEAN WIND VECTOR 23045.

D...LINE TSTMS WITH LEWPS EMBEDDED IS MOVG WILL BE MOVING INTO NWRN
AND W CNTRL GA DURG NEXT HR.  AMS IS ONLY MARGINALLY UNSTBL. 
HOWEVER...WIND FIELDS SUPPORT BOTH BOW ECHO AND MESOCYCLONE
DVLPMT...PARTICULARLY NEAR BDRY OVR NRN GA.  WIND DMG AND ISOLD
TORNADOES PSBL WITH STGR ACTVTY.

E...OTR TSTMS...  CONT..WW 25 AND 26.

...JOHNS

Tornado Watches in Georgia, 1997Every tornado watch in 1997

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