Tornado Watch 24

Issued

Feb 16, 2001, 4:00 PM CST (22:00 UTC)

Expired

Feb 16, 2001, 9:00 PM CST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 24
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
435 PM EST FRI FEB 16 2001

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

   EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA                            
   NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA                            
   SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA                     
   NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA                     

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 500 PM UNTIL 1000
PM EST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO
80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH OF AUBURN ALABAMA TO 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA.

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 23...

DISCUSSION...VERY SEVERE BOW ECHO CONVECTIVE SYSTEM IS MOVING ENEWD
50-60 KT ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA...WHILE ADDITIONAL ISOLATED CELLS
ARE INCREASING AS THEY MOVE NEWD INTO EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA.  STORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING NEWD THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN APPLACHIANS IN ADVANCE OF STRONG UPPER SHORT WAVE TROUGH
MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE LOWER MS VALLEY.  VERY STRONG SWLY WINDS
ABOVE THE SURFACE LAYER ARE RESULTING IN STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR
FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED SUPERCELLS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES.


AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH...EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24050.


...WEISS

;315,0864 353,0840 353,0811 315,0840;

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