Tornado Watch 68

Issued

Mar 15, 2001, 7:00 AM EST (12:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 15, 2001, 1:00 PM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 68
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
640 AM EST THU MAR 15 2001

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

   NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA                            
   SOUTHEAST GEORGIA                            
   SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA                     
   AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS                     

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 700 AM UNTIL 100
PM EST.

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 75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO
50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH 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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 67.  WATCH NUMBER 67 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 700 AM EST. 

DISCUSSION...LINE OF SEVERE STORMS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FL PANHANDLE INTO SOUTHERN GA.  OTHER STORMS MAY DEVELOP
NORTHEASTWARD INTO GA AND SOUTHERN SC DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 
EXTREMELY STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES AND INCREASING LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE/INSTABILITY SUGGEST A CONTINUED THREAT OF ISOLATED
TORNADOES...AS WELL AS DAMAGING WINDS.

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 24040.

...HART

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