Tornado Watch 466

Issued

Jun 2, 2003, 4:55 PM CDT (21:55 UTC)

Expired

Jun 2, 2003, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

• Mesoscale Discussion 1207Jun 2, 3:25 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1210Jun 2, 5:46 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1214Jun 2, 9:19 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 022157
SEL6  
SPC WW 022155
ALZ000-MSZ000-030300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 466 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
455 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2003

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

       NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA
       NORTHERN AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 455 PM UNTIL 1000
PM CDT.

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 60 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF CENTREVILLE ALABAMA TO
25 MILES WEST OF OXFORD MISSISSIPPI.

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 462...WW 463...WW 464...WW
465...


DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING/MOVING EWD FROM ERN AR/WRN
MS...AND POSSIBLY NEW ACTIVITY FORMING ALONG WARM/STATIONARY FRONT
/ATTM EXTENDING FROM N OF GWO TO S OF BHM/...WILL POSE THREAT FOR
ISOLATED TORNADOES.  DEEP SHEAR WILL REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF ROTATING
STORMS... ESPECIALLY ALONG BOUNDARY WHERE STRONG HEATING HAS
OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.  STORM MOTION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARD
COOL SIDE OF BOUNDARY...ALTHOUGH AIR MASS ON COOL SIDE IS NOT
STRONGLY STABLE.

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 550.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.


...CORFIDI

321,0870 333,0902 351,0893 335,0862

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