Tornado Watch 608

Issued

Jun 30, 2003, 3:35 PM CDT (20:35 UTC)

Expired

Jun 30, 2003, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1560Jun 30, 1:46 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1561Jun 30, 3:13 PM CDT

000 
WWUS20 KWNS 302036
SEL8  
SPC WW 302035
ALZ000-FLZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-010300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 608 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
335 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2003

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

       SOUTHERN ALABAMA
       WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
       SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
       SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL 1000
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH...AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
TO 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.

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 606...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 607. WATCH NUMBER 606 607
WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 335 PM CDT. 


DISCUSSION...TROPICAL STORM BILL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY
N/NNEWD THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. CONVECTIVE BANDS E/NE OF THE CENTER
WILL OVERSPREAD SE LA/SRN MS/SRN AL FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WHILE
ADDITIONAL CONVECTION COULD FORM AND MOVE NWD INTO THE FL PANHANDLE.
 VERTICAL SHEAR HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN THE AREA FROM MSY TO
PNS...AND THE THREAT FOR A FEW TORNADOES WILL LIKELY INCREASE ACROSS
THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF MS/AL THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS SEVERAL
CONVECTIVE BANDS MOVE INLAND.  THE TORNADO THREAT SHOULD BE CONFINED
PRIMARILY TO THE COAST WHERE THE MORE UNSTABLE AIR MASS RESIDES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXTREME
TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI
WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 18030.


...THOMPSON

310,0903 312,0863 295,0863 292,0903 

WWUS20 KWNS 302036
SEL8  
SPC WW 302035
ALZ000-FLZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-010300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 608 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
335 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2003

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

       SOUTHERN ALABAMA
       WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
       SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
       SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL 1000
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH...AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
TO 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.

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 606...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 607. WATCH NUMBER 606 607
WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 335 PM CDT. 


DISCUSSION...TROPICAL STORM BILL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY
N/NNEWD THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. CONVECTIVE BANDS E/NE OF THE CENTER
WILL OVERSPREAD SE LA/SRN MS/SRN AL FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WHILE
ADDITIONAL CONVECTION COULD FORM AND MOVE NWD INTO THE FL PANHANDLE.
 VERTICAL SHEAR HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN THE AREA FROM MSY TO
PNS...AND THE THREAT FOR A FEW TORNADOES WILL LIKELY INCREASE ACROSS
THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF MS/AL THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS SEVERAL
CONVECTIVE BANDS MOVE INLAND.  THE TORNADO THREAT SHOULD BE CONFINED
PRIMARILY TO THE COAST WHERE THE MORE UNSTABLE AIR MASS RESIDES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXTREME
TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI
WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 18030.


...THOMPSON

310,0903 312,0863 295,0863 292,0903

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