Tornado Watch 784

Issued

Nov 1, 1997, 1:15 PM CST (19:15 UTC)

Expired

Nov 1, 1997, 7:00 PM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 784
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1242 PM CST SAT NOV 1 1997

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

   CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA                            
   NORTHWEST FLORIDA                            
   AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 115 PM UNTIL 700
PM CST.

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 95 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 30 MILES
EAST NORTHEAST OF CENTREVILLE ALABAMA.

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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...  CONTINUE...WW 783...

DISCUSSION...STRONG LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER MISSISSIPPI
ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD INTO ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD
OF INTENSE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING TOWARD THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY.  AIR MASS OVER SOUTHERN ALABAMA HAS DESTABILIZED
SUBSTANTIALLY HAS WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF
COAST...WITH CAPE VALUES AROUND 2000 J/KG.  STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE DEVELOPING INTO ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AS LOW LEVEL
JET STRENGTHENS INTO THIS AREA.  THIS WILL ENHANCE VERTICAL SHEAR
AND INCREASE POTENTIAL FOR SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT.

ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WE ARE MONITORING SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FOR POSSIBLE WATCH THIS AFTERNOON.


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.


...WEISS

300,0882 325,0882 325,0850 300,0851

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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.