Tornado Watch 67

Issued

Mar 15, 2001, 1:30 AM CST (07:30 UTC)

Expired

Mar 15, 2001, 7:00 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 67
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
210 AM EST THU MAR 15 2001

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

   SOUTHEAST ALABAMA                            
   FLORIDA PANHANDLE                           
   SOUTHWEST GEORGIA                            

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING FROM 230 AM UNTIL 800 AM EST.

 ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
 
DAMAGING TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER... THUNDERSTORM
WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN
THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 110 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO
10 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS 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 66.  WATCH NUMBER 66 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 230AM EST.

DISCUSSION...DEEP SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND INTO PARTS
OF SOUTHERN AL AND THE FL PANHANDLE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 
EXTREMELY STRONG SHEAR AND MODERATE INSTABILITY IN THE WARM SECTOR
OF LOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THIS REGION.  SUPERCELLS STORMS NOW
OFFSHORE WILL MOVE INLAND WITH THE THREAT OF ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT
TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH...EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.

...HART

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