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Tornado Watch 754

November 10, 20024 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Nov 10, 2002, 10:05 PM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Nov 10, 2002, 10:05 PM CST (04:05 UTC)
Expired
Nov 11, 2002, 4:00 AM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 110 counties

Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Butler County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Dallas County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Elbert County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hall County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Hart County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Madison County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Troup County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Clarke County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Newton County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Greenville County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Oconee County, SC, Pickens County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Warnings issued inside it

67 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 10, 10:06 PM CSTTornado WarningFFCWalker39 min
Nov 10, 10:14 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXTuscaloosa31 min
Nov 10, 10:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa40 min
Nov 10, 10:23 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXJefferson52 min
Nov 10, 10:34 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXSt. Clair26 min
Nov 10, 10:34 PM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper16 min
Nov 10, 10:43 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXTuscaloosa32 min
Nov 10, 10:45 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXEtowah, Greene, Sumter45 min
Nov 10, 11:07 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXSt. Clair38 min
Nov 10, 11:10 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXCherokee50 min
Nov 10, 11:22 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXHale38 min
Nov 10, 11:32 PM CSTTornado WarningFFCFloyd43 min
Nov 10, 11:35 PM CSTTornado WarningFFCFloyd85 min
Nov 10, 11:39 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXCalhoun, Talladega36 min
Nov 10, 11:41 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXSumter34 min
Nov 10, 11:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCPolk44 min
Nov 10, 11:49 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXBibb41 min
Nov 10, 11:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris34 min
Nov 11, 12:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTalladega35 min
Nov 11, 12:12 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXCalhoun, Cleburne33 min
Nov 11, 12:13 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXGreene17 min
Nov 11, 12:21 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXShelby24 min
Nov 11, 12:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow37 min
Nov 11, 12:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXHale34 min
Nov 11, 12:27 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXCalhoun, Talladega33 min
Nov 11, 12:27 AM CSTTornado WarningFFCBartow48 min
Nov 11, 12:40 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXShelby35 min
Nov 11, 12:42 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXCleburne48 min
Nov 11, 12:44 AM CSTTornado WarningFFCPolk46 min
Nov 11, 12:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHaralson27 min
Nov 11, 12:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Pickens40 min
Nov 11, 12:52 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXClay, Talladega38 min
Nov 11, 12:58 AM CSTTornado WarningFFCPaulding47 min
Nov 11, 1:11 AM CSTTornado WarningFFCBartow64 min
Nov 11, 1:12 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Lumpkin48 min
Nov 11, 1:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHaralson, Paulding60 min
Nov 11, 1:23 AM CSTTornado WarningFFCCherokee, Cobb52 min
Nov 11, 1:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay, Randolph44 min
Nov 11, 1:33 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHabersham, Rabun42 min
Nov 11, 1:36 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChilton24 min
Nov 11, 1:37 AM CSTTornado WarningFFCLumpkin, White53 min
Nov 11, 1:42 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXClay, Randolph33 min
Nov 11, 1:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton27 min
Nov 11, 1:54 AM CSTTornado WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton96 min
Nov 11, 1:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLee35 min
Nov 11, 1:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXAutauga, Coosa, Elmore65 min
Nov 11, 2:06 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCPike24 min
Nov 11, 2:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb23 min
Nov 11, 2:09 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPStephens51 min
Nov 11, 2:11 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXRandolph49 min
Nov 11, 2:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHall43 min
Nov 11, 2:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTallapoosa36 min
Nov 11, 2:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett32 min
Nov 11, 2:38 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXTallapoosa37 min
Nov 11, 2:54 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXChambers36 min
Nov 11, 2:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPPickens49 min
Nov 11, 3:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPFranklin, Stephens44 min
Nov 11, 3:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXElmore, Lowndes, Montgomery57 min
Nov 11, 3:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHeard27 min
Nov 11, 3:05 AM CSTTornado WarningFFCJasper55 min
Nov 11, 3:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks38 min
Nov 11, 3:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Spartanburg50 min
Nov 11, 3:12 AM CSTTornado WarningFFCMorgan63 min
Nov 11, 3:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson, Oconee44 min
Nov 11, 3:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHart52 min
Nov 11, 3:41 AM CSTTornado WarningFFCJasper34 min
Nov 11, 3:42 AM CSTTornado WarningFFCButts, Henry, Newton33 min

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 22 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2002-11-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2257 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2002-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 277 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2257 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
800 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
277 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
331 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
4.4
Supercell composite
15.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS20 KWNS 110407
SEL4  
SPC WW 110405
ALZ000-GAZ000-MSZ000-SCZ000-111000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 754
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1005 PM CST SUN NOV 10 2002

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

   CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALABAMA                            
   NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA                            
   EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI                        
   WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA                     

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 1005 PM UNTIL
400 AM 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 120 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI TO
40 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF ANDERSON 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 748.  WATCH NUMBER 748 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 1005 PM
CST.  CONTINUE...WW 749...WW 750...WW 751...WW 752...WW 753...

DISCUSSION...CLUSTER OF TORNADIC SUPERCELLS OVER EASTERN MS AND
CENTRAL AL IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY AND TRACK EASTWARD
ACROSS NORTH GA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  INSTABILITY/SHEAR
PARAMETERS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT/DAMAGING TORNADOES OVER
THIS REGION...AS WELL AS LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS.

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 25040.

...HART

313,0902 350,0850 350,0805 313,0862

SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 10, 7:55 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCCoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston5 hr
Nov 11, 2:10 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCBaldwin, Barbour, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee and 12 more5 hr
Nov 11, 2:30 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAutauga, Bullock, Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Dallas and 8 more6 hr
Nov 11, 6:30 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCBarbour, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston6 hr
Nov 11, 4:40 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCBaldwin, Bleckley, Burke, Candler, Columbia, Dodge and 25 more5 hr
Nov 11, 10:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBryan, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Chatham, Dodge and 16 more6 hr
Nov 10, 9:20 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCAdams, Amite, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George and 17 more6 hr
Nov 11, 12:10 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCCherokee, York6 hr
Nov 11, 5:35 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCCherokee4 hr
Nov 11, 9:00 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCHorry, Marion, Williamsburg5 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.