Tornado Watch 808

Issued

Dec 16, 2000, 10:15 AM CST (16:15 UTC)

Expired

Dec 16, 2000, 4:00 PM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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WWUS9 KMKC 161644
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MKC WW 161600
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 808
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1000 AM CST SAT DEC 16 2000

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

   WESTERN...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALABAMA                         
   EASTERN MISSISSIPPI                        

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1015 AM UNTIL
400 PM CST.

 ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
 
DAMAGING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 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 65 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAUREL MISSISSIPPI TO 25 MILES
NORTHEAST OF MUSCLE SHOALS 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.

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ATTM ALONG ZONE OF DEEPENING
PRE-FRONTAL CONVERGENCE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY LATER TODAY WITH
CONTINUED INFLUX OF MOIST GULF AIR /SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE MID
60S/ AND MODEST SURFACE HEATING.  DEEP-LAYER SHEAR...NOW ON THE
ORDER OF 55 KTS...SHOULD FURTHER STRENGTHEN AS 100 KT MID-LEVEL
SPEED MAX NOW OVER CNTRL TX REDVELOPS EWD.  THUS...SETUP WILL BE
FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS WITH BOWS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES.  A FEW
OF THE TORNADOES COULD BECOME STRONG...ESPECIALLY INVOF WEAK BACK-
DOOR FRONT IN AL...AS LINEAR FORCING DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE EXTREME. 
     
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22045.

...CORFIDI

345,0853 305,0864 305,0900 345,0885

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