Tornado Watch 306

Issued

May 7, 1998, 8:00 PM CDT (01:00 UTC)

Expired

May 8, 1998, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

820 
WWUS9 KMKC 080036
SEL6  
MKC WW 080036
ALZ000-GAZ000-080600-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 306
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
736 PM CDT THU MAY 7 1998

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

   NORTHERN ALABAMA                            
   NORTHERN GEORGIA                            

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 800 PM UNTIL
100 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...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 55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MUSCLE SHOALS ALABAMA TO
55 MILES EAST OF ATLANTA 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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 302.  WATCH NUMBER 302 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 800 PM
CDT.  CONTINUE...WW 303...WW 304...WW 305...

DISCUSSION...LARGE POTENTIALLY TORNADIC SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS
OVER NORTHERN GA WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ATL AREA DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS...WHILE OTHER STORMS FORM OVER NORTHERN AL.  LOW
LEVEL WINDS ARE MORE WESETERLY ACROSS AL...BUT VERY STRONG DEEP
LAYER SHEAR AND CAPE VALUES OVER 4000 J/KG SUGGEST THREAT OF
SUPERCELLS/TORNADOES IN THAT AREA AS WELL.

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 29040.


...HART

350,0881 342,0832 324,0832 332,0881

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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.